白瓜

Chinese

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

(しろ)(うり) or 白瓜(シロウリ) • (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. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN