Entry
  1. Noun

    sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd

    Usually written using kana alone

    無礼もヘチマもあるものか。
    Who cares about bad manners?
  2. loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge

    Usually written using kana alone

  3. worthless thing; insignificant thing

    Usually written using kana aloneusu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.

Also written 天糸瓜【へちま】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thread

Kun
いと
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1488 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 4-6-4SKIP code
6a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.3, 2090.3Four corner code
2741deroo
7cf8Unicode hex code
1-27-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4431New Nelson (John Haig)
2179New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2703Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1379Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1866Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1333Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1431Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
699A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
720Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
113Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27221Morohashi
27A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
242Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
242Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83sakade
807Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75henshall3
58Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
409Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1503Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1345Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

melon

Kun
うり
On
カ、ケ
Strokes
6
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2459 of 2500
Radical
melon
WaniKani
Level 53

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (20)
CodeReference
3-3-2SKIP code
0a6.3The Kanji Dictionary
7223.0Four corner code
2662deroo
74dcUnicode hex code
1-17-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2973Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3686New Nelson (John Haig)
3038New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2626Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1877Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2022Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
305Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1888Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21371XMorohashi
1895Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gua1Pinyin reading
gwaKorean reading
53WaniKani level