雌め花ばな

also: しか

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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female flower; pistillate flower

Botanical term for a flower that has only female reproductive organs (pistils). Contrasts with 雄花 (male flower).

雄お花ばな
雌花 is a flower with only female reproductive organs (pistils), while 雄花 is a flower with only male reproductive organs (stamens).

輪りんN1
Flowers are typically counted with 輪, though individual flowers like 雌花 (female flowers) can also take 個.

雌花Usage81%
- めばな
  Standard kanji form; the reading めばな is the most common.
- しか
  Rare reading; めばな is overwhelmingly preferred in modern Japanese.
めばな

Compound of 雌 (female) and 花 (flower). The reading めばな is the standard kun'yomi combination; しか is a rare alternative reading.

Usage19%

しか