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紅花油 (benibanayu) Japanese meaning: safflower oil | Kotomora

紅べに花ばな油ゆ

Meanings

1

safflower oil

Oil extracted from safflower seeds, used in cooking and cosmetics.

このドレッシングには紅べに花ばな油ゆが使つかわれている。
This dressing is made with safflower oil.

Kanji

花flower
油oil, fat
紅crimson, deep red

Written forms

紅べに花ばな油ゆ
Standard kanji spelling using 紅花 for safflower.
べに花ばな油ゆ
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 紅花 (べにばな, 'safflower') and 油 (ゆ, 'oil').