烏瓜
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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烏 | 瓜 |
からす Jinmeiyō | うり Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
烏 (karasu, “crow; raven”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”)
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) からすうり [kàrásúꜜùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨᵝɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]
Noun
烏瓜 (hiragana からすうり, katakana カラスウリ, rōmaji karasuuri)
- Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes sect. Cucumeroides)
Derived terms
- 南蛮烏瓜 (Nanban karasuuri)