糸瓜

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
へちま
Grade: 1 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
絲瓜 (kyūjitai)
天糸瓜

Pronunciation

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Noun

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糸瓜(へちま) or 糸瓜(ヘチマ) (hechima

  1. a sponge gourd; a dishrag gourd; a rag gourd
  2. a loofah (dried fibrous interior used as a sponge)
    • 2011 April 9, Hideaki Sorachi, “(だい)(さん)(びゃく)(さん)(じゅう)()(くん) 椿(つばき)()もヴィダルサスーン()もティモテ()()(なか)(んが)()えば(ひと) [Lesson 335: Camilla, Vidal Sassoon and Timotei Are All the Same As Long As You Clean Your Back]”, in [銀](ぎん)[魂](たま) [Silver Soul], volume 39 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
      ()(なか)(かわ)がはがれてるじゃないか()()()(にい)さん
      Senaka no kawa ga hagareteru ja nai ka Hedoro-nī-san
      Did the skin on his back just peel off, big bro Hedoro?
      そんな⁉ お(とう)さんは(くぎ)()()んだヘチマ身体(からだ)(あら)っていたんだぞ
      Sonna⁉ Otō-san wa kugi o uchikonda hechima de karada o aratteitan da zo
      Really!? Dad used to wash his body with a loofah with nails sticking out of it.