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鬼灯
Hiragana
ほおずき / ほうずき
Noun
Japanese Meaning
鬼灯：ナス科ホオズキ属の多年草。また、その赤い袋状の萼に包まれた果実、あるいはそれを乾燥させて観賞用や盆飾りに用いるもの。一般に「ほおずき」と呼ばれる植物。 / 鬼灯：仏教においては、特に盆の時期に先祖の霊を導く灯り・飾りとして用いられるほおずきのこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
あかいふうせんのようなかたちのはなをつけるなつのしょくぶつ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
酸浆（植物） / 灯笼草 / 锦灯笼
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
茄科植物酸漿（Physalis alkekengi）；成熟時萼膨大呈紅色，形似燈籠 / 燈籠草；指 Physalis alkekengi
Korean Meaning
꽈리 / 붉은 등불 모양의 열매를 맺는 관상용 식물
Vietnamese Meaning
cây đèn lồng (Physalis alkekengi) / đèn lồng Trung Quốc (cây có đài quả như lồng đèn) / thù lù đèn lồng (loài thù lù trang trí)
Tagalog Meaning
halamang tinatawag na Chinese lantern (Alkekengi officinarum), kapamilya ng Physalis / halaman na may kahel-pulang supot na parang parol na bumabalot sa bunga / ang bunga o supot ng naturang halaman
Sense（1）
Alkekengi officinarum, syn. Physalis alkekengi
（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
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鬼灯
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When the fruit of the Alkekengi officinarum ripens, it turns a beautiful red color.
When the fruit of the Alkekengi officinarum ripens, it turns a beautiful red color.
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鬼灯の実が熟れると、美しい赤色になります。
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