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Kanji Detail for 華 - "flower, to bloom, splendid"

華

  • Meaning

    華 means "flower, to bloom, splendid."

    1. Flower - General term for flowers of plants.

    2. To bloom - To blossom; to flower.

    3. Splendid - Beautiful; flourishing; magnificent.

    4. Color - Hue; coloring.

    5. White - White hair.

    6. China - China's self-designation.

  • Words using 華

    • 中華 ちゅうか Listen China; Chinese food
    • 豪華 ごうか Listen extravagant; lavish; opulent
    • 繁華街 はんかがい Listen business district; shopping district; bustling street
    • 華麗 かれい Listen splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
    • 華僑 かきょう Listen overseas Chinese
    • 中華街 ちゅうかがい Listen Chinatown
    • 中華料理 ちゅうかりょうり Listen Chinese cooking; Chinese food

  • Four-character idioms with 華

    • 富貴栄華 ふうきえいが Listen wealth, rank, and arrogant splendor
    • 拈華微笑 ねんげみしょう Listen heart-to-heart communication; thought transference
    • 栄耀栄華 えいようえいが Listen wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
    • 絢爛豪華 けんらんごうか Listen luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
    • 荘厳華麗 そうごんかれい Listen majestic and splendid
    • 豪華絢爛 ごうかけんらん Listen luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent

  • Tattoo check: 華

    • Verified meaning: flower, to bloom, splendid
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, か, かおる, かざし)

    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 華

    Given names 華(あき)Listen 華(か)Listen 華(かおる)Listen 華(かざし)Listen 華(かな)Listen 華(きらら)Listen 華(けめこ)Listen 華(さかえ)Listen 華(てる)Listen 華(はな)Listen 華(はる)Listen

    Surnames 華(かすみ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    splendor; flower; petal; shine; luster; ostentatious; showy; gay; gorgeous

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    flowery; illustrious; Chinese

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    abbr. for China

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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

    The name of our country. Our country was anciently called 華夏. Now called the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國). | Flowers blooming is called 華. Such as in the Monthly Ordinances "Peach trees begin to flower." This is the meaning. Therefore outstanding things are called 華. Such as 光華 (radiance), 榮華 (glory). External decoration is also called 華. Such as 華麗 (magnificent), 華美 (splendid). Also extravagance is called 奢華. Powder cosmetics are called 鉛華. A vermilion gate is called 華屋 (magnificent house). All have this meaning. 華 has the meaning of pursuing externals without valuing substance. Such as 浮華 (superficial), 繁華 (prosperous), 悃愊無華 (sincere without pretense), 踵事增華 (adding flourishes to precedents). All have this meaning. | Pure and beautiful. The finest of things is called 精華 (essence). Also called 菁華. Therefore pure and beautiful literary composition is called 含英咀華 (holding and chewing flowers). | Beautiful reputation is called 華. Such as 才華 (talent), 聲華 (fame). | The meaning of brilliance. Such as referring to spring light as 韶華 (splendid time). Seasonal scenes are called 物華 (beautiful things), 歲華 (beautiful season). Referring to someone's youth as 年華 (youthful years). Also, prosperous places are called 華. Such as calling the capital 京華 (capital splendor). | White hair is called 華髮. Like the colloquial saying "gray and white." | A mountain name. The Western Peak is called Mount Hua. Located in present-day Huayin County, Shaanxi. Originally written as 華. - Interchangeable with 花. In the classics, the character 花 is often written as 華.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ka(カ) カ

    ke(ケ) ケ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hana(はな) はな

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    flower to bloom splendid color china brilliance beauty blossom charm elegance flourish grace grandeur luxury magnificence opulence radiance gorgeous floral

Sentences including 華

  • Thank God it's Friday!

  • It's gorgeous.

  • Do you like Chinese cuisine?

  • It's gorgeous.

  • I take lessons in flower arrangement.

  • She is delicately constituted.

  • She was absolutely gorgeous.

  • Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

  • Do you like Chinese food?

  • A luxury liner arrived in the harbor.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

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