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セイシカ

also: せいしか

Meanings

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noun

Rhododendron latoucheae

usually written using kana alone

A species of rhododendron native to East Asia. The name is typically written in katakana.

セイシカは春はるに美うつくしい花はなを咲さかせる。
Rhododendron latoucheae blooms beautifully in spring.

Written forms

せいしか
Hiragana spelling, also used.
聖せい紫し花か
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly decorative; the plant is almost always written in kana.

Kanji

聖holy, saint, sage
紫purple, violet
花flower

Etymology

The name セイシカ is a Japanese rendering of the Chinese name 西施花 (Xīshī huā), referring to the legendary beauty Xi Shi. The kanji 聖紫花 are ateji.