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ホオズキ
Hiragana
ほおずき
Kanji
鬼灯
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ナス科ホオズキ属の多年草。赤く膨らんだ萼が提灯のように見える観賞用植物。別名「鬼灯」「酸漿」など。 / 上記の植物の赤く膨らんだ萼（がく）の部分。中に丸い実が入っている。 / （比喩的に）赤く提灯のようにぶら下がっているものを指すことがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あかいふうせんのようなふくろに小さいみがはいったなつのしょくぶつ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
酸浆（鬼灯），酸浆属植物，外萼膨大呈红色灯笼状 / 灯笼草；果实外包纸质囊状“灯笼”的观赏与药用植物
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
酸漿 / 鬼燈籠 / 鬼燈
Korean Meaning
가지과의 관상용 식물로, 주황색 등불 같은 포가 열매를 감싼다 / 등불처럼 부풀어 오른 포로 싸인 그 열매
Indonesian
tanaman hias Physalis alkekengi, dikenal sebagai lampion Tiongkok/Jepang / buah kecil berbalut kelopak oranye seperti kertas (bladder cherry/winter cherry)
Vietnamese Meaning
cây lồng đèn (tầm bóp), loài Physalis alkekengi / quả lồng đèn đỏ (quả bọc mỏng) / đèn lồng Trung Quốc (tên cây cảnh có quả đỏ)
Tagalog Meaning
halamang alkekengi (Physalis alkekengi), kilala bilang Chinese lantern o bladder cherry / halamang may bungang nakabalot sa supot na parang parol
Sense（1）
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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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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ホオズキ
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The fruits of the Hozuki are ripening red, signaling the arrival of autumn.
The fruits of the Hozuki are ripening red, signaling the arrival of autumn.
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ホオズキの実が赤く熟れて、秋の訪れを告げています。
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