鳳

Meaning

鳳 refers specifically to the male of the mythical phoenix-like bird in East Asian tradition, often paired with the female 凰.

• 鳳ほう

  feng (male Chinese firebird)

• 鳳凰ほうおう

  Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

• 白鳳はくほう

  white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird

• 金鳳花きんぽうげ

  buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)

• 鳳仙花ほうせんか

  (garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not

• 伏竜鳳雛ふくりょうほうすう

  gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

• 夔鳳文きほうもん

  inscription of a fantastic birdlike creature found on Yin and Zhou dynasty bronze ware

• 夔鳳鏡きほうきょう

  intricately inscribed ancient bronze or iron mirror featuring a pair of firebirds

• 深山金鳳花みやまきんぽうげ

  meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)

• 白鳳時代はくほうじだい

  Hakuhō period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)

• 臥竜鳳雛がりょうほうすう

  gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

• 鳳凰丸ほうおうまる

  Hōō Maru (Western-style Japanese frigate, launched in 1853)

• 鳳凰座ほうおうざ

  Phoenix (constellation)

• 鳳凰文ほうおうもん

  Chinese phoenix pattern

• 鳳凰木ほうおうぼく

  royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant

• 鳳凰竹ほうおうちく

  Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)

• 鳳凰貝ほうおうがい

  Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)

• 鳳声ほうせい

  verbal message

• 鳳梨ほうり

  pineapple

• 鳳楼ほうろう

  tower crowned by a representation of the Chinese firebird; beautiful tower

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