鬼灯

Etymology
Probably originally a compound of, from the way the husk vaguely resembles bulging red cheeks.

The 鬼灯 kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun, literally meaning “demon's lantern”. The kanji spelling is from the Chinese term.

Noun

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 * Vernacular names include the Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, bladder cherry, winter cherry, husk tomato, and the.