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ヤブカンゾウ (やぶかんぞう, yabukanzou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ヤブカンゾウ

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Meanings

1

orange daylily; tawny daylily

usually written using kana alone

A perennial plant with orange flowers, Hemerocallis fulva var. kwanso. Often seen in gardens and along roadsides in Japan.

夏なつになると、道みち端ばたにヤブカンゾウ

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咲さ

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て

いる

。

In summer, orange daylilies bloom along the roadside.

Kanji

藪thicket, bush, underbrush
萱miscanthus reed
草grass, weeds, herbs

Built from

藪やぶ+萱草かんぞう

Written forms

ヤブカンゾウ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
藪萱草やぶかんぞう
Kanji form is rare and mainly encountered in botanical contexts.

Etymology

The name ヤブカンゾウ (藪萱草) literally means 'thicket daylily', referring to its habitat. The derivation is straightforward from the components 藪 (thicket) and 萱草 (daylily).