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Kotomora

花

flower

JLPTN5StatusJōyō · grade 1FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • カ
  • ケ

Kun'yomi

  • はな

Nanori

  • わ

Meaning

花 centers on the bloom of a plant: a flower, the most visually striking part of many plants.

Most common words using 花

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  • 花はな
    N5

    flower; blossom; bloom; petal

  • 花火はなび
    N4

    fireworks

  • 花粉かふん
    N2

    pollen

  • 花嫁はなよめ
    N2

    bride

  • 花見はなみ
    N5

    cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing

  • 開花かいか
    N2

    flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom

  • 花束はなたば
    N1

    bunch of flowers; bouquet

  • 花びらはなびら
    N1

    petal

  • 花屋はなや

    florist; flower shop

  • 桜花おうか

    cherry blossom

  • 火花ひばな
    N1

    spark

  • 花園はなぞの

    flower garden

  • 花道はなみち

    elevated walkway through the audience to the stage

  • 花瓶かびん
    N5

    (flower) vase

  • 花壇かだん
    N1

    flower bed

  • 花婿はなむこ
    N2

    bridegroom

  • 紫陽花あじさい

    bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

  • 花形はながた

    floral pattern; flourish; ornament

  • 草花くさばな
    N1

    flower; flowering plant

  • 生け花いけばな
    N4

    ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

  • 花輪はなわ

    wreath; garland

  • 花鳥かちょう

    flowers and birds

  • 献花けんか

    flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers

  • 花柳かりゅう

    red-light district

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Etymology

花 combines 艹 (grass/plant) with 化, which likely contributes the sound and suggests transformation or change, fitting the idea of a plant's bloom.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 艹 is a plant, and the bottom 化 looks like a person sitting beside a spoon, as if tending a plant. Picture a gardener nurturing a plant until it transforms into a flower.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, imagine a car decorated with flowers for a parade: car -> カ, and the flowers make it beautiful.