白瓜

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

白瓜

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

Japanese

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

Etymology

From  (しろ) (shiro, white) +  (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) (ガイ) (shirourigai)

References

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