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アメリカフウロ (あめりかふうろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アメリカフウロ

Meanings

1

noun

Carolina crane's-bill; Carolina geranium

usually written using kana alone

A plant species (Geranium carolinianum) native to North America, naturalized in Japan. The name is usually written in katakana.

道みち端ばたにアメリカフウロが咲さいていた。
Carolina crane's-bill was blooming by the roadside.

Written forms

アメリカフウロ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
アメリカふうろ
Hiragana variant; less common than the katakana form.
亜あ米め利り加か風ふう露ろ
Ateji spelling; very rare and mainly of historical or curiosity interest.

Kanji

亜Asia, rank next, come after

米rice, USA, metre

利profit, advantage, benefit

加add, addition, increase

風wind, air, style

露dew, tears, expose

Etymology

From English 'America' + Japanese フウロ (風露, crane's-bill). The kanji 亜米利加 is ateji for 'America'.