干瓢(かんぴょう)

かんぴょう
noun
dried gourd shavings
food
1. dried gourd shavings, dried calabash strips
Thin strips of dried gourd (calabash) used as an ingredient in Japanese cuisine, especially in sushi rolls and simmered dishes.
干瓢(かんぴょう)巻(ま)きを注文(ちゅうもん)する。
To order a dried gourd sushi roll.
干瓢(かんぴょう)は使(つか)う前(まえ)に水(みず)で戻(もど)す。
Dried gourd strips are rehydrated in water before use.
栃木県(とちぎけん)は干瓢(かんぴょう)の生産量(せいさんりょう)が日本(にほん)で一番(いちばん)多(おお)い。
Tochigi Prefecture has the highest dried gourd production in Japan.

Writing

Usually written in kanji as 干瓢(かんぴょう) or in hiragana as かんぴょう.

Cultural note

干瓢(かんぴょう) is made from the 夕顔(ゆうがお) (bottle gourd) fruit, peeled into long strips and dried in the sun. It is a traditional ingredient in 巻(ま)き寿司(ずし) and 煮物(にもの). 栃木県(とちぎけん) produces over 90% of Japan's 干瓢(かんぴょう).

Common collocations

  • 干瓢(かんぴょう)巻(ま)き: dried gourd sushi roll
  • 干瓢(かんぴょう)の煮物(にもの): simmered dried gourd
  • 干瓢(かんぴょう)を戻(もど)す: to rehydrate dried gourd
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Added 2026.2.10 17:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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