花はなびら

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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Refers to the individual segments of a flower's corolla. Common in everyday and literary contexts.

Cherry blossom petals are dancing in the wind.

バラの花はなびらを集あつめてポプリを作つくった。

I gathered rose petals and made potpourri.

花はなびらが散ちるfor petals to fall/scatter
風かぜで桜さくらの花はなびらが散ちった。
The cherry blossom petals scattered in the wind.
花はなびらが舞まうfor petals to flutter/dance in the air
公こう園えんに花はなびらが舞まっていた。
Petals were fluttering through the park.
〈花はなびら〉を摘つむto pick/pluck petals
彼かの女じょは花はなびらを一いち枚まいずつ摘つんだ。
She picked the petals one by one.

花か弁べん
花びら is the common everyday word for a flower's petal, while 花弁 (かべん) is the more formal, botanical term for the same thing.

片へん
Literary counter for fragments and wisps — petals, cloud wisps, shards (一片).
枚ひら
Poetic counter for light, fluttering things — petals, leaves, snowflakes (ひとひら).
枚まいN3
Both are used, but 片 is more specific for petals.

Compound of 花 (はな, 'flower') and びら, a voiced form of ひら (平, 'flat'), referring to the flat, thin shape of petals.

Rarely used kanji form; 片 means 'piece' or 'fragment'.

瓣はなびら

rarely-used kanji form

Rare single-kanji form; 瓣 is an older character for 'petal'.