紅花

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See also: 红花

Chinese

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red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (紅花)
simp. (红花)
anagram 花紅花红
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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紅花

  1. red flower (in general)
  2. (specifically) safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
  3. (specifically) ornamental red rosette or pompon flower worn on the chest on celebratory occasions

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Proper noun

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紅花

  1. () Honghua (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
べに
Grade: 6
はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
 ベニバナ on Japanese Wikipedia

Compound of (べに) (beni, crimson) + (はな) (hana, flower). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(べに)(ばな) or 紅花(ベニバナ) (benibana

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 紅花 (MC huwng xwae).

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Noun

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(こう)() (kōkaこうくわ (koukwa)?

  1. (literal) red- or crimson-colored flower
  2. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Proper noun

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(こう)() (Kōkaこうくわ (Koukwa)?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
べに
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

(べに) (beni, crimson) + () (ka, flower).

Proper noun

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(べに)() (Benikaべにくわ (Benikwa)?

  1. a female given name

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN