水みずの華はな

expression, noun

algal bloom; water bloom

Refers to the phenomenon of rapid algae growth in water, often seen as a greenish layer on the surface.

See also: アオコ

• 夏なつになると池いけに水みずの華はなが発はっ生せいする。

  In summer, algal blooms appear in the pond.

expression, noun

lotus flower

Literally 'water flower'; used poetically for lotus flowers blooming on water.

• 池いけに咲さく水みずの花はなが美うつくしい。

  The lotus flowers blooming on the pond are beautiful.

expression, noun

Japanese sea bass

Archaic female term for Japanese sea bass (スズキ). Rarely used in modern Japanese.

See also: スズキ

• 昔むかし、女じょ性せいはスズキのことを「水みずの花はな」と呼よんだ。

  In the past, women called the Japanese sea bass 'water flower'.