七しち変へん化げ

noun

quick-change dance; seven transformations dance

A kabuki dance in which the performer changes costumes seven times in quick succession.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きの七しち変へん化げでは、役やく者しゃが次つぎ々つぎと衣い装しょうを変かえる。

  In the kabuki quick-change dance, the actor changes costumes one after another.

noun

lantana; shrub verbena

Refers to the flowering plant Lantana camara, often called ランタナ in modern Japanese. The name 七変化 comes from the way its flowers change color as they mature.

See also: ランタナ

• 庭にわにシチヘンゲが咲さいている。

  Lantana is blooming in the garden.

noun

hydrangea

An older or alternative name for hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), now usually called アジサイ. This usage is rare and may be encountered in historical or poetic contexts.

See also: アジサイ

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、アジサイを七しち変へん化げと呼よぶことがある。

  In old documents, hydrangea is sometimes called 七変化.