花か蕾らいからいじ字FuriganaMeanings1nounflower budRefers to the bud of a flower before it opens. A somewhat formal or botanical term; in everyday speech, つぼみ is more common.庭にわのバラの花か蕾らいがふくらみ始はじめた。The flower buds of the roses in the garden have started to swell.
