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瓢ひょう簞たん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd
2. gourd (container); calabash
Alt. forms
瓢ひょう箪たん
43%
ひょうたん
39%
瓢ひょう簞たん
12%
ヒョウタン
5%
Kanji used
瓢
gourd
簞
small bamboo basket for holding
Pitch accent
ひょ
うた
ん
Used in: 46
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; (lit.) a horse from a gourd; something impossible; something ridiculous