指し甲こう花か

noun

henna

Refers to the plant Lawsonia inermis or the dye made from it. In modern Japanese, the katakana form ヘナ is standard; this kanji spelling is extremely rare and mostly found in older or specialized texts.

See also: ヘナ

• 指し甲こう花かは、ヘナの漢かん字じ表ひょう記きとして古ふるい文ぶん献けんに見みられることがある。

  The kanji 指甲花 (shikōka) can be found in old documents as a way to write 'henna'.