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Kanji Detail for 花 - "flower, flower-like, to bloom"

花

  • Meaning

    花 means "flower, flower-like, to bloom."

    1. Flower - The blossom of plants and trees; flora in general.

    2. Flower-like - Something resembling a flower in shape; something beautifully blooming.

    3. To bloom - For flowers to open; for flowers to blossom.

    4. To blur - For vision to become hazy; to become dizzy; to be dazzled.

    5. Cherry blossom - The flower of the cherry tree; plum blossom.

    6. Popular - Something admired; something glamorous and celebrated.

    7. Congratulatory gift - A monetary gift given on festive occasions.

  • Words using 花

    • 花園 はなぞの Listen flower garden
    • 花見 はなみ Listen cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
    • 花束 はなたば Listen bunch of flowers; bouquet
    • 花粉 かふん Listen pollen
    • 花嫁 はなよめ Listen bride
    • 開花 かいか Listen flowering; blooming; blossoming
    • 火花 ひばな Listen spark
    • 献花 けんか Listen flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

  • Four-character idioms with 花

    • 花鳥風月 かちょうふうげつ Listen beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
    • 借花献仏 しゃっかけんぶつ Listen winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism
    • 春花秋月 しゅんかしゅうげつ Listen spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
    • 柳巷花街 りゅうこうかがい Listen red-light district; pleasure quarter
    • 柳暗花明 りゅうあんかめい Listen beautiful scenery of spring; red-light district
    • 柳緑花紅 りゅうりょくかこう Listen red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty

  • Origin of 花

    The grass crown 艹 over 化, "to change, transform": the moment a plant transforms into bloom. 化 also lends the reading ka.

    How to remember it: A plant 艹 in mid-transformation 化 — the flower is what a plant changes into at its best moment.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 花

    • Verified meaning: flower, flower-like, to bloom
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あや, かすみ, かんな, はな)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 花

    Given names 花(あや)Listen 花(かんな)Listen 花(はな)Listen 花(はる)Listen 花(はんな)Listen 花(ふらわ)Listen 花(ぺこ)Listen 花(へれん)Listen 花(まなか)Listen 花(りりか)Listen

    Surnames 花(かすみ)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    flower

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    flower; blossoms

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hua

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A part of the plant body. Grows on stems and branches. What produces fruit. Originally written as 華. | Colloquially, variegated colors that are not pure are called 花. Such as painting and embroidery are all called 花. | Things with complex varieties are called 花. Such as 花戶 (registered households), 花名 (roster of names), 花甲 (sixty-year cycle). | Smallpox. Vaccinating children is called 種花. Natural occurrence is called 天花 (smallpox). | Spending is called 花. Such as 花消 (expenses), 花費 (cost).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

    ke(ケ) ケ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hana(はな) はな

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    flower flower-like to bloom cherry blossom congratulatory gift glare plum blossoms popular splendid things aroma beauty botanical bouquet colorful decoration flora flourish fragrance garden horticulture nature petal plant pollination spring

Sentences including 花

  • Many beautiful flowers bloom in spring.

  • I helped my father water the flowers.

  • These flowers bloom in spring.

  • Their garden is full of very beautiful flowers all the year round.

  • I see a flower on the desk.

  • There is a flower shop near by.

  • This flower is beautiful , isn't it?

  • This flower is very beautiful.

  • Mother transplanted the flowers to the garden.

  • There are a lot of flowers in the garden.

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