キンポウゲ

noun

buttercup; Ranunculus japonicus

Refers specifically to the species Ranunculus japonicus, a common yellow wildflower in Japan. In everyday use, often written in katakana.

• 春はるになると、野の原はらにキンポウゲがたくさん咲さく。

  In spring, many buttercups bloom in the fields.