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花梗 (かこう, kakou) Japanese meaning: flower stalk | Kotomora

花か梗こう

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

flower stalk; peduncle

Botanical term for the stalk that supports a flower or inflorescence.

この植しょく物ぶつの花か梗こうはとても長ながい。
The flower stalk of this plant is very long.

Kanji

花flower
梗for the most part, close up, flower stem

Related words

花か柄へい
花柄 (かへい) also means flower stalk or pedicel, but 花梗 (かこう) is more specifically the peduncle (main stalk of an inflorescence).

Word family

小しょう花か梗こう

pedicel

Etymology

Compound of 花 (flower) and 梗 (stalk, stem). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the botanical meaning.