胡瓜(きゅうり)

きゅうり
noun
cucumber
foodplant-general
1. cucumber
A long green vegetable commonly eaten raw or pickled.
胡瓜(きゅうり)を薄切(うすぎ)りにする。
To slice cucumber thinly.
胡瓜(きゅうり)の漬物(つけもの)が好(す)きだ。
I like pickled cucumber.
冷(つめ)たい胡瓜(きゅうり)は夏(なつ)に美味(おい)しい。
Cold cucumber is delicious in summer.
胡瓜(きゅうり)に味噌(みそ)を付(つ)けて食(た)べる。
To eat cucumber with miso.
サラダに胡瓜(きゅうり)とトマトとレタスを入(い)れた。
I put cucumber, tomato, and lettuce in the salad.

Usually written in kana, きゅうり; the kanji 胡瓜(きゅうり) ("foreign gourd") is rare in everyday text.

Common collocations

Cultural note

The cucumber roll is called かっぱ巻(ま)き because the 河童(かっぱ), a water creature of folklore, is said to love cucumbers.

Related Words

Related: 野菜(やさい) (vegetable (category))
Related: 家庭菜園(かていさいえん) (home vegetable garden)
Related: 千切(せんぎ)り (julienne)
Related: 輪切(わぎ)り (round slices)
Related: 薄切(うすぎ)り (thin slices)
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Added 2026.1.16 12:25 · Revised 2026.10.4 23:09
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