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国花 (こっか, kokka) Japanese meaning: national flower | Kotomora

国こっ花か

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か

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Meanings

1

national flower

Refers to the flower officially or symbolically representing a country, such as the cherry blossom for Japan or the rose for England.

日本にほんの国こっ花かは桜さくらです。
Japan's national flower is the cherry blossom.
各かっ国こくの

Kanji

国country
花flower

Related words

国こく鳥ちょう
国花 is a national flower, while 国鳥 is a national bird.
国こっ歌か
国歌 (national anthem) shares the same reading こっか but is written with different kanji and has a distinct meaning.

Etymology

Compound of 国 (country) and 花 (flower). The reading こっか results from the assimilation of く (from 国) and か (from 花).

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花か

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調しら

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面おも

白しろ

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It's interesting to look up the national flowers of various countries.