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つるバラ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

つるバラ

also: ツルバラ · つるばら · ツルばら

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Meanings

1

noun

climbing rose; rambling rose

usually written using kana alone

Refers to rose varieties that grow as climbing or rambling vines, often trained on trellises or walls.

庭にわのフェンスにつるバラを植うえました。
I planted climbing roses along the garden fence.
このつるバラは春はるに小ちいさな白しろい花はなをたくさん咲さかせます。
This rambling rose produces many small white flowers in spring.

Written forms

つるバラUsage66%
The most common spelling; usually written in kana.
ツルバラUsage29%
kana-only spelling
Katakana variant, sometimes used in gardening contexts or for emphasis.
蔓つる薔薇ばらUsage5%
Full kanji spelling; 薔薇 is the kanji for 'rose' but is rarely used in practice.

蔓つる

バラ

Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kanji 蔓 means 'vine'.

つる薔薇ばら

Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the kanji 薔薇 is uncommon.

ツル薔ば薇ら

Mixed katakana-kanji spelling; the kanji 薔薇 is uncommon.

蔓つるばら

Mixed kanji-kana spelling with hiragana for 'rose'.

つるばら

ツルばら

Kanji

薔water pepper
薇an edible fern
蔓vine, tendril, influence

Similar words

バラ
Generic term for 'rose'; つるバラ specifically refers to climbing or rambling varieties.
つる植しょく物ぶつ
General term for 'climbing plant' or 'vine'; つるバラ is a specific type of climbing rose.

Etymology

Compound of つる (vine) and バラ (rose). The word is straightforward and modern, with no obscure historical derivation.