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花
JLPT N4 SL1 7 strokes Frequency: #578

Meanings

Flower

Radicals

θ‰Ή

Decomposition

βΏ±θ‰ΉεŒ–

Etymology

Ideographic: A flower θ‰ΉΒ in bloom εŒ–;Β εŒ– also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 7

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 vertical right-to-left
3 vertical right-to-left
4 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
6 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
7 curve bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚± ke
γ‚« ka
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
はγͺ hana

Words Using This Kanji

507 words total
Other (20 words)
ζ·±ε±±ι‡‘ι³³θŠ± みやまきんぽうげ

meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)

ζ™‚θŠ± γ˜γ‹

flowers of the season

θŠ±γ‹γ‚‹γŸ はγͺカルタ

hanafuda

θŠ±ι…’ はγͺざけ

strong awamori (60%) from Yonaguni Island, Okinawa

θŠ±η²‰εŒ–ηŸ³ かちんかせき

palynomorph

θ£…θŠ± そうか

floral decorations, e.g. at a wedding

真花 しんか

fertile flower (on a flowering plant which also has infertile flowers, e.g. hydrangeas)

θ£…ι£ΎθŠ± そうしょくか

ornamental flower

花竢べ はγͺくらべ

flower-comparing contest (Heian period)

花呩 はγͺじお

flower-shaped baked salt

δΈƒθŠ±ε…«θ£‚ γ—γ‘γ‹γ―γ‘γ‚Œγ€

being torn to pieces

花葝羽根空木 はγͺγ€γγ°γ­γ†γ€γŽ

glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)

θŠ±γ‚’ζ·»γˆγ‚‹ はγͺγ‚’γγˆγ‚‹

to decorate

ε†™ηœŸθŠ±ε« しゃしんはγͺγ‚ˆγ‚

picture bride

偽花 γŽγ‹

pseudanthium

麻幹花 γŠγŒγ‚‰γ°γͺ

Acer ukurunduense (species of Asian maple)

η΄«δΈι¦™θŠ± むらさきはしどい

lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

δΈ‘ε…¨θŠ± γ‚Šγ‚‡γ†γœγ‚“γ‹

bisexual flower

小花 しょうか

small flower

ε‚¬θŠ±ι›¨ さいかう

spring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom