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南瓜
南瓜
Chinese
| south | melon; claw; gourd; squash
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simp. and trad. (南瓜) |
南 | 瓜 | |
Noun
南瓜
Synonyms
- (pumpkin): 金瓜 (jīnguā), 倭瓜, 番瓜
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 南 | 瓜 |
| Grade: 2 | Jinmeiyō |
| Irregular | |
Etymology
From Portuguese Camboja (“Cambodia”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 南瓜.
Pronunciation
Noun
南瓜 (hiragana かぼちゃ, katakana カボチャ, romaji kabocha)
Synonyms
References
- ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
- ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
- ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0