アカバナ

noun

willowherb (Epilobium pyrricholophum)

A flowering plant in the evening primrose family; the name literally means 'red flower'.

• 湿しっ地ちにアカバナが群ぐん生せいしていた。

  Willowherbs were growing in clusters in the marsh.

noun

safflower red

A red dye or color obtained from safflower; used in traditional dyeing and cosmetics.

• この口くち紅べにはアカバナの色しき素そを使つかっている。

  This lipstick uses pigment from safflower red.

noun

kimono color combination (crimson outside, bluish purple inside)

A traditional Japanese color scheme for layered garments, with a striking contrast between the outer and inner colors.

• 十じゅう二に単ひとえのアカバナの襲かさねは、表おもてが紅くれないで裏うらが青あお紫むらさきだ。

  The akabana layering of a twelve-layered kimono has crimson on the outside and bluish purple inside.