Kanji

花

花

flower

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カ, ケ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はな

Nanori (Name Reading)

はな, はる, みち, もと

Common Readings

カ, はな

Example sentences

花 はな
庭 に 花 が 咲いている 。

Flowers are blooming in the garden.

思う おもう
花 が 美味しい と 思う

I think the flowers are delicious.

花火 はなび
夜空 に 大きな 花火 が 打ち上がった 。

A large firework went up in the night sky.

わあっ わあっ
美しい 花火 に 、 みんな が わあっ と 声 を 上げた 。

Everyone shouted 'wow' at the beautiful fireworks.

火花 ひばな
機械 から 激しい 火花 が 飛び散っている 。

Intense sparks are flying from the machine.

花嫁 はなよめ
美しい 花嫁 が 、 教会 の バージンロード を 歩いている 。

The beautiful bride is walking down the church aisle.

純白 じゅんぱく
その 花嫁 は 純白 の ウェディングドレス を 身 に 纏っていた 。

The bride was wearing a pure white wedding dress.

花びら はなびら
桜 の 花びら が 風 に 舞っている 。

Cherry blossoms' petals are dancing in the wind.

舞う まう
桜 の 花びら が 風 に 舞っている 。

Cherry blossom petals are fluttering in the wind.

花が咲く はながさく
旧友 と の 思い出話 に 花が咲いた 。

A lively conversation about old memories bloomed with my old friend.

Example Vocabulary

花

はな

flower; blossom

花火

はなび

fireworks

火花

ひばな

spark; sparkle

花嫁

はなよめ

bride

花びら

はなびら

petal

花が咲く

はながさく

to bloom; to flourish; to have a lively conversation (idiom)

花束

はなたば

bouquet; bunch of flowers

花弁

はなびら

petal

花壇

かだん

flower bed

花を咲かせる

はなをさかせる

to make a flower bloom; to succeed; to liven up

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