also: こうか
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers
General term for any yellow flower or plant that bears yellow flowers. Often used in plant names.
Yellow flowers are blooming in the garden.
Only with reading こうか
Specifically refers to chrysanthemum when read as こうか. Compare with 菊 (きく).
See also: 菊
rapeseed flowers
Only with reading こうか
Specifically refers to rapeseed flowers when read as こうか. Often associated with the plant 菜の花.
When read as こうか, 黄花 can refer to chrysanthemums.
When read as こうか, 黄花 can also refer to rapeseed flowers.
arugula; rocket; ruccola
membranous milk-vetch; Astragalus membranaceus
Kibana rhododendron
Standard kanji spelling for the general meaning 'yellow flower'.
Rare reading used in specific plant names like chrysanthemum or rapeseed flowers.
Compound of 黄 (き, 'yellow') + 花 (はな, 'flower'). The reading こうか is the on'yomi version used in some plant names.