タンポポ

た

ん

ぽ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

dandelion

usually written using kana alone

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

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だ

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I played by blowing dandelion fluff.

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%
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

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.