The Japanese kanji for flower: 花
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The kanji for flower: 花
The grass radical (艹) on top of 'change' (化): the plant that changes.
花
- Meaning
- flower
- Kun reading
- hana (Japanese)
- On reading
- KA (from Chinese)
- Strokes
- 7
書き順Stroke order
花 is written in 7 strokes, in this order. The red line is the new stroke at each step. Japanese is written top to bottom and left to right, and the order matters: it is what makes handwriting flow.
Stroke data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
使い方In everyday Japanese
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花火 | hanabi | fireworks, literally fire-flowers |
| 花見 | hanami | blossom viewing |
敬意Wearing it
Flower. Safe and cheerful on its own.
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