瓠

12 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

gourd

Kun'yomi
  • ひさご
    		gourd ②dried gourd, used as flask
On'yomi
  • コ
  • カク

Main Radical

瓜(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひさご 100.0%

Character Breakdown

gourd
ひさご　コ　カク (Kentei 1)
boast
コ　カ　ほご.る (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
waning moon(虧) variant
obstruction of breath (qi) as it seeks release, variant of other characters
コウ　さまた.げられる
melon
うり　カ　ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stretch
フツ　ブチ　ま.がる

Common Words

ひさご
瓠
gourd ②dried gourd, used as flask
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References

Unicode hex code 74E0
JIS X 0208 1-65-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2974
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3687
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21392X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a12.2
Four corner code 4223.0