バラ
also: しょうび · そうび
Meanings
1
usually written using kana alone
Refers to the flower or the plant. Usually written in katakana (バラ) in modern Japanese.
Red roses are blooming in the garden.
I gave her a bouquet of roses.
Usage patterns
- 薔薇が咲くroses bloom
The roses are blooming in the garden.
- 薔薇を植えるto plant roses
My mother plants new roses every year.
- 薔薇の香りthe scent of roses
The scent of roses filled the room.
- 薔薇の花束a bouquet of roses
He gave her a bouquet of roses.
Expressions
- バラの蕾rosebud
- 綺麗な薔薇には棘があるthere is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn