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萼片 (がくへん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

萼がく片へん

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Meanings

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noun

sepal

botany

Botanical term for the leaf-like parts that enclose a flower bud.

萼がく片へんは花はなの最もっとも外そと側がわにある部ぶ分ぶんです。
Sepals are the outermost parts of a flower.
この植しょく物ぶつの萼がく片へんは緑みどり色いろで、花か弁べんより小ちいさい。
The sepals of this plant are green and smaller than the petals.

Written forms

萼がく片へんUsage69%
Standard kanji spelling for 'sepal' in botanical contexts.
がく片へんUsage15%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling, easier to read than 萼片.
ガク片へんUsage15%
search-only kanji form
Search-only katakana form; not a standard written spelling.

Kanji

萼calyx, cup
片one-sided, leaf, sheet

Similar words

花か弁べん
花弁 (petal) is the often colorful inner part of a flower, while 萼片 (sepal) is the outer protective part.
萼がく
萼 (calyx) refers to the collective whorl of sepals; 萼片 is an individual sepal.

Etymology

Compound of 萼 (がく, 'calyx') and 片 (へん, 'piece'), literally 'calyx piece'. The kanji 萼 is used specifically for the calyx in botanical terminology.