白瓜

Chinese
 
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
melon; claw; gourd; squash
simp. and trad.
(白瓜)		 白 瓜

Pronunciation

Noun

白瓜

  1. the Oriental pickling melon, Cucumis melo var. conomon

Japanese
Kanji in this term
白 瓜
しろ
Grade: 1		 うり
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 白 (しろ) (shiro, “white”) + 瓜 (うり) (uri, “gourd, melon”).

Pronunciation

Noun

白瓜 (hiragana しろうり, katakana シロウリ, rōmaji shirouri)

  1. the Oriental pickling melon, Cucumis melo var. conomon
    Synonyms: 青瓜 (aouri); 浅瓜 (asauri); 漬け瓜, 菜瓜 (tsukeuri)

Derived terms
  • 白瓜 (シロウリ)貝 (ガイ) (shirourigai)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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