Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb

    something appearing from a place you wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse comes out from a gourd

    Idiomatic expression

  2. something impossible; something ridiculous

    Idiomatic expression

Also written ひょうたんから駒が出る【ひょうたんからこまがでる】

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Characters in this word

4
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gourd

Kun
ひさごふくべ
On
ヒョウ
Strokes
17
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
melon

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-11-6SKIP code
4e12.3The Kanji Dictionary
1293.0Four corner code
74e2Unicode hex code
1-41-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2975Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3688New Nelson (John Haig)
2356Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1657Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2911Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2920Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2668Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
21419XMorohashi
piao2Pinyin reading
pyoKorean reading
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bamboo rice basket

Kun
はこ
On
タン
Strokes
15
Radical
bamboo

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (13)
CodeReference
2-6-9SKIP code
6f12.2The Kanji Dictionary
8850.6Four corner code
7baaUnicode hex code
1-35-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3443Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4321New Nelson (John Haig)
3366Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2631Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2675Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
26509XMorohashi
dan1Pinyin reading
danKorean reading
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pony, horse, colt

Kun
こま
On
Strokes
15
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1452 of 2500
Radical
horse
WaniKani
Level 49

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (25)
CodeReference
1-10-5SKIP code
10a5.5The Kanji Dictionary
7732.0Four corner code
3449deroo
99d2Unicode hex code
1-22-80JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5206Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6742New Nelson (John Haig)
1827New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2298Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1189Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1623Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1979Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2133Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1519A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2349Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1927Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
44663Morohashi
2268Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2050Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1998Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ju1Pinyin reading
guKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
49WaniKani level
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exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

Kun
で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす
On
シュツスイ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
13 of 2500
Radical
container
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

いずいづいですっすつてん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
0a5.22The Kanji Dictionary
2277.2Four corner code
1276deroo
51faUnicode hex code
1-29-48JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
97Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
445New Nelson (John Haig)
3498New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4310Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2180Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
767Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
829Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
17A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
523Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
40Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1811Morohashi
34A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
53Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
53Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
90sakade
21Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
29henshall3
41Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
8crowley
185Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.4busy_people
174Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
774Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chu1Pinyin reading
chul, chuKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level