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ほおずき
Hiragana
ほおずき / ほうずき
Kanji
鬼灯 / 酸漿
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ナス科ホオズキ属の多年草。赤い袋状の萼に包まれた実をつけ、観賞用として親しまれる。 / 上記の植物の実。また、その萼。提灯に似た形から「鬼灯」とも書く。 / （比喩的に）袋状にふくらんだものを、ほおずきに見立てていう語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あかいふくろのようなかたちをしたなつのはなで、なかにまるいみをつけるしょくぶつ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
酸浆；锦灯笼、灯笼草（观赏植物，Physalis alkekengi） / 鬼灯（日本对酸浆的称呼）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
酸漿（鬼燈），茄科植物，膨大萼片呈橙紅色燈籠狀，多作觀賞。 / 鬼燈果，包覆於紙質囊狀萼片內的果實。
Korean Meaning
꽈리(붉은 주머니 모양 포가 특징인 관상 식물) / 꽈리의 붉은 포에 싸인 열매
Indonesian
tanaman lentera Tiongkok/Jepang (Physalis alkekengi) / buahnya yang terbungkus kelopak seperti lampion / sejenis ciplukan hias berwarna oranye
Vietnamese Meaning
cây đèn lồng (Physalis alkekengi), loài cà có đài bọc phồng đỏ cam dùng làm cảnh / quả đèn lồng; quả nhỏ nằm trong vỏ đài mỏng như túi
Tagalog Meaning
halamang pandekorasyon (Physalis alkekengi) na may mapulang balot na parang parol / maliit na prutas na kahawig ng kamatis at nakabalot sa tuyong supot
Sense（1）
鬼灯, 酸漿: (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi): Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, bladder cherry, winter cherry, husk tomato, strawberry groundcherry
（ romanization ）
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鬼灯, 酸漿: (Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi): Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, bladder cherry, winter cherry, husk tomato, strawberry groundcherry
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ほおずき
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The fruits of the Chinese lantern plant have ripened red.
The fruits of the Chinese lantern plant have ripened red.
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ほおずきの実が赤く熟れてきました。
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