萩はぎ

noun

bush clover; Japanese clover

Any flowering plant of the genus Lespedeza. Commonly associated with autumn in Japanese culture. Usually written in kana.

• 秋あきの野のに萩はぎが咲さいている。

  Bush clover is blooming in the autumn field.

• はぎは秋あきの七なな草くさの一ひとつです。

  Bush clover is one of the seven autumn flowers.

noun

dark red outside, blue inside (autumn color combination)

Traditional color combination for layered garments (襲の色目), worn in autumn. The outer layer is dark red and the inner layer is blue.

See also: 襲の色目

• 襲かさねの色いろ目めで「萩はぎ」は、表おもてが濃こい赤あかで裏うらが青あおの組くみ合あわせです。

  In layered garment color combinations, 'hagi' is a pairing of dark red on the outside and blue on the inside.

noun

Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

Only when written 萩

Place name: a city in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Written with the kanji 萩.

• 萩はぎ市しは山やま口ぐち県けんの北ほく部ぶにあります。

  Hagi City is in the northern part of Yamaguchi Prefecture.