南瓜

かぼちゃ

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

What does 南瓜 mean?

南瓜 is a Japanese noun meaning pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash in English. It is written as 南瓜 in kanji, かぼちゃ in hiragana, and kabocha in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

なんて大きなかぼちゃなんだ!

What a big pumpkin!