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花より男子 (はなよりだんご) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花はなより男だん子ご

Meanings

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noun

Hana Yori Dango; Boys Over Flowers

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of a popular manga series; the name is a pun on the proverb 花より団子 (dumplings over flowers), replacing 団子 with 男子 (boys).

「花はなより男だん子ご」は神かみ尾お葉よう子こによる少しょう女じょ漫まん画がです。
"Hana Yori Dango" is a shōjo manga by Yōko Kamio.

Kanji

花flower
男male
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Similar words

花はなより団だん子ご
The original proverb meaning 'dumplings over flowers' (practicality over aesthetics); the manga title is a wordplay replacing 団子 (dumplings) with 男子 (boys).

Etymology

A pun on the proverb 花より団子 (hana yori dango, 'dumplings over flowers'), substituting 男子 (danshi, 'boys') for 団子 (dango, 'dumplings').