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フチベニベンケイ (ふちべにべんけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フチベニベンケイ

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Meanings

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noun

jade plant; money plant

usually written using kana alone

Common succulent houseplant, Crassula ovata. Often called カネノナルキ (money tree) in everyday contexts.

See also: カネノナルキ

フチベニベンケイは乾かん燥そうに強つよい多た肉にく植しょく物ぶつです。
The jade plant is a drought-tolerant succulent.

縁ふち紅べに弁べん慶けいという表ひょう記きはほとんど見みかけません。

The kanji spelling 縁紅弁慶 is hardly ever seen.

Written forms

フチベニベンケイ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
縁ふち紅べに弁べん慶けい
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is almost always written in katakana.

Kanji

縁affinity, relation, connection
紅crimson, deep red
弁valve, petal, braid
慶jubilation, congratulate, rejoice

Similar words

カネノナルキ
カネノナルキ is the more common everyday name for the same plant, while フチベニベンケイ is a formal botanical name.

Etymology

The name フチベニベンケイ literally means 'red-edged Benkei', referring to the red margins of the leaves and the plant's robust nature likened to the legendary strong monk Benkei.