花はなびら

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

Refers to the individual segments of a flower's corolla. Common in everyday and literary contexts.

花はなびらUsage82%
Most common spelling; uses kana for びら to avoid rare kanji.
花弁はなびらUsage16%
Standard kanji spelling, especially in botanical contexts.
はなびらUsage2%
ハナビラUsage<1%
花片はなびら
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 片 means 'piece' or 'fragment'.
瓣はなびら
rarely-used kanji form
Rare single-kanji form; 瓣 is an older character for 'petal'.

花はな
花 means 'flower' as a whole, while 花びら specifically refers to the petals.
花か弁べん
花弁 (かべん) is a more technical botanical term for 'petal', often used in scientific contexts.

Compound of 花 (はな, 'flower') and びら, a voiced form of ひら (平, 'flat'), referring to the flat, thin shape of petals.

petal, valve