真桑瓜
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 真 | 桑 | 瓜 |
| ま Grade: 3 |
くわ Grade: S |
うり Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 眞桑瓜 (kyūjitai) 甜瓜 |
Etymology
[edit]A compound formed of 真桑 (Makuwa), a former village that is now part of Motosu, Gifu Prefecture, and 瓜 (uri), meaning gourd or melon.
The village of Makuwa is said to have been famous for producing exceptional quality oriental melons, to which it passed its name.
Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as マクワウリ.
References
[edit]- “まくわうり.” Kōjien. 6th ed. 2008. Print.
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- Japanese terms spelled with 真 read as ま
- Japanese terms spelled with 桑 read as くわ
- Japanese terms spelled with 瓜 read as うり
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with secondary school kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Gourd family plants