Japanese Word Entry

Kana:はな
Romaji:hana
Definitions:
  1. flower, blossom, bloom, petal

  2. cherry blossom

  3. beauty

  4. blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)

  5. ikebana

  6. hanafuda

  7. (the) best

  8. glorious, lovely

Alternative form:
  • 華 【 はな (hana) 】


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Chinese characters used in this word

flower, blossoms
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄨㄚ (huā)
Cantonese: faa1
Japanese: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke) / はな (hana)
Korean: 화 (hwa)
Vietnamese: hoa
Variants
Semantic variant forms:

splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous, flowery, illustrious, Chinese
Readings
Mandarin: ㄏㄨㄚˊ (huá), ㄏㄨㄚˋ (huà), ㄏㄨㄚ (huā), ㄎㄨㄚ (kuā)
Cantonese: waa4
Japanese: カ (ka)、 ケ (ke) / はな (hana)、 はなやか (hanayaka)
Korean: 화 (hwa)
Vietnamese: hoa, hóa
Variants
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