瓢

17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

gourd

Kun'yomi
  • ひさご
    		gourd ②dried gourd, used as flask
  • ふくべ
    		Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd) ②Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)
On'yomi
  • ヒョウ
    		Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd) ②Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)

Main Radical

瓜(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひさご 74.5%
ヒョウ 25.5%

Character Breakdown

gourd
ひさご　ヒョウ　ふくべ (Kentei Pre-1)
ballot, label, ticket
ヒョウ (4th, N1)
variant of radical 146
show, indicate, point out
ジ　しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
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

あお
青
びょう
瓢
たん
箪
green calabash ②scrawny, pale person
かん
乾
ぴょう
瓢
strips of dried gourd
ひょう
瓢
たん
箪
　
か
　
ら
こま
駒
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect ②something impossible
ひょう
瓢
たん
箪
なまず
鯰
(person) slippery as an eel
せん
千
なり
成
びょう
瓢
たん
箪
bottle gourd ②ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
いっ
一
ぴょう
瓢
one gourd ②small drink (esp. of alcohol)
いっ
一
たん
箪
　
の
し
食
いっ
一
ぴょう
瓢
　
の
いん
飲
simple food and drink
たんし
箪食
ひょう
瓢
いん
飲
simple food and drink
ひょう
瓢
たん
箪
　
か
　
ら
こま
駒
　
が
で
出
　
る
something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect ②something impossible
ひょう
瓢
ねん
鮎
ず
図
Hyonenzu (painting by Josetsu, 1415)
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References

Unicode hex code 74E2
JIS X 0208 1-41-27
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2975
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3688
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2356
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1657
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2911
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2920
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2668
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 21419X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e12.3
Four corner code 1293.0