multiflora rose; baby rose; Japanese rose
A species of wild rose native to East Asia, often seen in hedges and thickets. The katakana form ノイバラ is the most common written form.
The white flowers of the multiflora rose are blooming.
This hedge is made of multiflora roses.
薔薇 is the general term for roses, while ノイバラ specifically refers to the wild multiflora rose species.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Alternate kanji spelling using 茨 (thorn); rarely used.
Kanji spelling using 薔薇 (rose); rarely used in practice.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used.
A compound of 野, “wild; growing in the fields,” and 茨, “thorny shrub; wild rose.” The form いばら continues older うばら through historical vowel change.