ガクアジサイ

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Meanings

noun

lacecap hydrangea

usually written using kana alone

A variety of Hydrangea macrophylla with flat flower heads; the scientific name is Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis.

庭にわにガクアジサイが咲さいている。
Lacecap hydrangeas are blooming in the garden.

Kanji

額forehead, tablet, plaque
紫purple, violet
陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
花flower

Related words

アジサイ
アジサイ is the general term for hydrangea, often referring to the common mophead type, while ガクアジサイ specifically denotes the lacecap variety.

Built from

額がく+アジサイ

Written forms

ガクアジサイUsage59%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name.
額がく紫陽花あじさいUsage41%
Kanji spelling is rare; the plant name is almost always written in kana.
がくあじさい
Hiragana spelling is also seen, though katakana is more common for plant names.

Etymology

The name ガクアジサイ comes from 額 (がく, 'frame' or 'picture frame') + アジサイ ('hydrangea'), referring to the flat ring of showy flowers surrounding the small central blooms, resembling a framed picture.