jpdb beta

Login or Sign up
ほおずき
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant
2. children's noisemaking toy
Alt. forms
鬼灯ほおずき
76%
ホオズキ
12%
ほおずき
7%
酸漿ほおずき
3%
鬼燈ほおずき
Pitch accent
ほ
おずき
Used in: 53
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
whelk egg case; egg capsule of a gastropod
whelk egg case; egg capsule of a gastropod
black nightshade (plant) (Solanum nigrum)
monkey flower (plant); mimulus (plant) (Mimulus nepalensis var. japonicus)