also: ゆる
Refers to plants of the genus Lilium. The flower is a common motif in Japanese art and literature.
White lilies are blooming in the garden.
White lilies are blooming in the garden.
She received a bouquet of lilies for her birthday.
yuri; girls' love
Only with reading ゆり / ユリ
Colloquial term for a genre of manga, anime, and novels focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between women. Often contrasted with やおい (boys' love).
See also: ガールズラブ
Lately, I've been really into yuri anime.
This manga is considered a classic of the yuri genre.
I read a popular yuri work recently.
I gave her a bouquet of lilies.
ユリ is the native Japanese word for lily used in everyday speech, while リリー is a loanword favored in brand names, poetic writing, or for a Western feel.
百合 is the traditional Japanese term for female-female romance in fiction, while ＧＬ (girls' love) is the newer, English-derived abbreviation often used in publishing and fandom.
「本」 is used for lilies when emphasizing the long, stem-like shape of the flower, though 「株」 (for the plant) or 「輪」 (for the blossom) can also be used.
lily
black lily; Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
sea lily; crinoid
uba lily; Cardiocrinum cordatum
morning star lily; star lily
golden-rayed lily; Lilium auratum
white lily
lily bulb
black-headed gull; hooded gull
Japanese lily; Lilium japonicum
Standard kanji spelling for the lily flower. The reading ゆり is a jukujikun.
Obsolete reading for the lily flower; not used in modern Japanese.
Katakana spelling used in botanical contexts or for emphasis; also a practical written form for the yuri genre.
Kana spelling is common, especially for the yuri genre sense, and is marked as usually written in kana.
The kanji 百合 literally mean 'hundred' and 'combine', but the reading ゆり is a jukujikun (meaning-based reading) of uncertain origin. The use for the yuri genre is a modern extension, possibly from the flower's association with femininity or from a magazine title.
Lilium medeoloides; wheel lily
tiger lily
maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)