タンポポ

た

ん

ぽ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

dandelion

usually written using kana alone

Refers to dandelions in general, especially the common Japanese species Taraxacum platycarpum.

In spring, many dandelions bloom along the roadside.

タンポポの綿わた毛げを飛とばして遊あそんだ。

I played by blowing dandelion fluff.

タンポポが咲さくdandelions bloom
春はるになると土ど手てにタンポポが咲さく。
When spring comes, dandelions bloom on the embankment.
タンポポの綿わた毛げdandelion fluff/seed head
子こ供どもがタンポポの綿わた毛げを吹ふいて遊あそんだ。
The child played by blowing on the dandelion fluff.

花はなN5
花 is the general word for flower, while タンポポ names one specific flowering plant, the dandelion.

本ほんN5
Used for counting dandelion stems, a natural choice for slender plants like flowers.

タンポポUsage58%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this plant name; usually written in kana.
たんぽぽUsage40%
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Hiragana spelling is also common and natural for this word.
蒲公英Usage2%

The word is native Japanese. The kanji 蒲公英 are a jukujikun (special reading) borrowed from Chinese, where they originally referred to the dandelion.

rarely-used kanji form

たんぽぽ
gikun (meaning-based reading) or jukujikun
Rarely used kanji form; the reading is a jukujikun (special kanji reading).
ほこうえい
rarely-used kana form

ほこうえい

rarely-used kana form