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アジサイ (あじさい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

アジサイ

あ

じ

さ

い

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

hydrangea; bigleaf hydrangea; French hydrangea

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the flowering plant Hydrangea macrophylla, known for its large, colorful flower clusters that bloom during the rainy season.

梅雨つゆの時じ期きになると、アジサイがきれいに咲さきます。
When the rainy season comes, the hydrangeas bloom beautifully.
庭にわ

に

青あお

い

アジサイ

を

植う

え

まし

た

。

I planted a blue hydrangea in the garden.

Written forms

アジサイUsage54%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling; the word is usually written in kana.
紫陽花あじさいUsage29%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern writing. The reading is a jukujikun.
あじさいUsage17%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Hiragana spelling, also common.

Kanji

紫purple, violet
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
花flower

Etymology

The kanji 紫陽花 are ateji (characters used for their sounds, not meanings) applied to the native Japanese word あじさい. The exact origin of あじさい is uncertain, but it may derive from 集真藍 (あづさい), meaning 'gathering of indigo,' referring to the flower's color.