夕顔

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夕 顔
ゆう
Grade: 1 		かお > がお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
夕顏 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “evening face”, 夕(ゆう) (yū, “evening”) + 顔(がお) (gao, “face”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɯ̟ːɡa̠o̞]

Noun

夕(ゆう)顔(がお) or 夕顔(ユウガオ) • (yūgao) 

  1. a variety of bottle gourd, Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida
  2. common moonflower, moon vine of species Ipomoea alba
    Synonym: 夜顔 (yorugao)

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