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マルバハギ (まるばはぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

マルバハギ

Meanings

1

noun

leafy lespedeza

usually written using kana alone

A species of bush clover (Lespedeza cyrtobotrya). Botanical term; in everyday contexts, the katakana or hiragana spelling is preferred.

マルバハギは秋あきに小ちいさな紫むらさき色いろの花はなを咲さかせます。
Leafy lespedeza blooms with small purple flowers in autumn.

Written forms

マルバハギ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling; the word is usually written using kana alone.
丸まる葉ば萩はぎ
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana.

Kanji

丸round, full (month), perfection
葉leaf, plane, lobe
萩

bush clover

Etymology

The name 丸葉萩 (まるばはぎ) literally means 'round-leaf bush clover', from 丸 (まる, round) + 葉 (は, leaf) + 萩 (はぎ, bush clover). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.