とう
冬
じ
至
かぼちゃ
南瓜

noun

  1. custom of keeping a pumpkin or squash during the winter and eating it on the day of the winter solstice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
とう
冬
じ
至
かぼちゃ
南瓜
 冬至南瓜 とうじかぼちゃ
とう
冬
じ
至
　
カ
　
ボ
　
チャ
 冬至カボチャ とうじカボチャ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

winter
ふゆ　トウ (2nd, N4)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
ヒョウ　こおり (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ　いた.る　のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
south
ナン　みなみ　ナ (2nd, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
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