also: くげ · くうげ
offering of flowers; floral tribute
Flowers offered at a shrine, grave, or Buddhist altar. The reading きょうか is standard; くげ/くうげ are rare Buddhist readings.
I offered flowers at the grave.
祭壇にはたくさんの供花が飾られていた。
Many floral tributes were displayed on the altar.
Standard kanji spelling for 'offering of flowers'.
Alternate kanji spelling using 華 (flower); less common than 供花.
Buddhist term reading; rarely used in modern Japanese.
Alternate Buddhist reading; very rare.
Compound of 供 (offering) and 花 (flower). The reading きょうか is the standard Sino-Japanese reading; くげ and くうげ are older Buddhist readings.