Word details

かぼちゃ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word かぼちゃ.

Dictionary

Entry

ぼちゃ南瓜ぼうぶらカボチャなんかNounUsually kanaFreq #28799
1

ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

Examples
なんて大きなかぼちゃなんだ!
What a big pumpkin!

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

south

9 strokesFrequency 341JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ナン

Kun

みなみ

Nanori

なみみなみまみ

melon

5 strokesFrequency 2,459Grade 9

On

Kun

うり

Nanori

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