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17 words found containing '瓢' in any position
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noun
gourd; calabash (Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. gourd; calabash; bottle gourd  (archaic)
2. dried gourd, used as flask
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noun
1. Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit  (see also: 瓢箪; often written with kana only)
2. Lagenaria siceraria var. depressa (variety of bottle gourd)  (see also: 夕顔; this meaning is restricted to reading ふくべ)
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Most common form: 並天道
noun
Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis); Halloween beetle; harlequin ladybird  (see also: てんとう虫:てんとうむし; often written with kana only)
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expression
something very unexpected; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse comes from a gourd
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Most common form: テントウムシダマシ
noun
1. handsome fungus beetle (any beetle of family Endomychidae)  (often written with kana only)
2. 28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)  (see also: 二十八星瓢虫; colloquialism)
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noun
(person) slippery as an eel
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expression, ichidan verb
1. something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse comes out from a gourd  (idiomatic expression)
2. something impossible; something ridiculous  (idiomatic expression)
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noun
28-spotted ladybird (Epilachna vigintioctopunctata)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 簞食瓢飲
noun
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink  (from the Analects of Confucius; rare; yojijukugo)
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