China pink; Dianthus chinensis
A species of flowering plant in the carnation family, native to northern China, Korea, Mongolia, and southeastern Russia. Often cultivated as an ornamental.
China pinks are blooming in the garden.
セキチクはナデシコ科の植物です。
China pink is a plant of the carnation family.
light pink
Katakana spelling is standard for this flower name.
Kanji spelling is rarely used; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is also used.
From Chinese 石竹 (shízhú), literally 'stone bamboo'. The Japanese reading せきちく is the on'yomi of the kanji.