Japanese Word Entry
花競べ| Kana: | はなくらべ |
| Romaji: | hanakurabe |
| Definition: | flower-comparing contest (Heian period) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 花 | flower, blossoms |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄚ (huā) |
| Cantonese: | faa1 |
| Japanese: | カ (ka)、 ケ (ke) / はな (hana) |
| Korean: | 화 (hwa) |
| Vietnamese: | hoa |
| 競 | emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race, contend, vie, compete |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng) |
| Cantonese: | ging6 |
| Japanese: | キョウ (kyou)、 ケイ (kei) / きそ.う (kisou)、 せ.る (seru)、 くら.べる (kuraberu) |
| Korean: | 경 (gyeong) |
| Vietnamese: | cạnh |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 竞 |
