Moto 花: FlowerKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- カ、ケ
- Kun'yomi
- はな
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 700 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (カ・ケ)
- 花粉かふんpollen
- 開花かいかflowers budding; blooming
- 献花けんかflower offering; floral tribute
- 花粉症かふんしょうhay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
- 花柳かりゅうred-light district
- 国花こっかnational flower
- 桜花おうかcherry blossom
- 梅花ばいかume (plum) blossoms
- 綿花めんかraw cotton; cotton wool
- 花器かきflower vase
- 花壇かだんflower bed
- 花押かおうwritten seal; stylized signature
- 花期かきflowering season
- 花柳界かりゅうかいred-light district; pleasure quarters
- 花瓶かびん(flower) vase
- 花鳥かちょうflowers and birds
- 花鳥風月かちょうふうげつbeauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics
- 菊花きくかchrysanthemum flower
- 落花生らっかせいpeanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
- 造花ぞうかartificial flower; imitation flower
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 花はなflower; blossom
- 花火はなびfireworks
- 花園はなぞのflower garden
- 花見はなみcherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
- 花束はなたばbunch of flowers; bouquet
- 花嫁はなよめbride
- 火花ひばなspark
- 花びらはなびら(flower) petal
- 花形はながたfloral pattern; flourish
- 花道はなみちelevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki)
- 草花くさばなflower; flowering plant
- 花輪はなわwreath; garland
- 花盛りはなざかりflowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom
- 切り花きりばなcut flowers
- 打ち上げ花火うちあげはなびskyrocket (firework)
- 押し花おしばなpressed flower
- 生け花いけばなikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
- 紅花べにばなsafflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
- 総花そうばなall-around; across-the-board
- 花冷えはなびえchilly spring weather
- 花婿はなむこbridegroom
- 花屋はなやflorist; flower shop
- 花火大会はなびたいかいdisplay of fireworks; firework(s) display
- 花畑はなばたけfield of flowers; flower garden
- 花言葉はなことばlanguage of flowers; floriography
- 菜の花なのはなrape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
- 雄花おばなmale flower
- 雌花めばなfemale flower
- あがり花あがりばな(freshly brewed) green tea
- あだ花あだばなnon-fruit-bearing flower
- おしろい花おしろいばなmarvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant
- お花畑おはなばたけfield of flowers; flower garden
- ねじ花ねじばなChinese spiranthis (Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena)
- ねずみ花火ねずみはなびCatherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
- むだ花むだばなblossom which fails to produce fruit; non-fruit-bearing flower
- インドア花見インドアはなみindoor cherry blossom viewing
Other readings
- 浪花節なにわぶしnaniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period
- 生花いけばなikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
- 花弁はなびら(flower) petal
- ばかっ花ばかっぱなbakappana (type of hanafuda game)
Showing the 60 most common of 700 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 花
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