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花椿 (はなつばき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

花はな椿つばき

Meanings

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noun

flowering camellia; camellia flower

rare term

Refers specifically to the flowering camellia plant or its blossoms. The term is rare; more commonly, 椿 (つばき) alone is used for camellia.

庭にわに花はな椿つばきが咲さいている。
A flowering camellia is blooming in the garden.

Kanji

花flower
椿camellia

Similar words

椿つばき
Common word for camellia; 花椿 is a rarer, more specific term emphasizing the flowering aspect.

Etymology

Compound of 花 (はな, 'flower') and 椿 (つばき, 'camellia'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as a descriptive term for camellia in bloom.