花 – flower

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The kanji 花 means flower. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ、ケ (ka, ke); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はな (hana). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
On’yomi	ケ	ke
Kun’yomi	はな	hana

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 化・匕・艾.

Words using 花

花はなflower花瓶かびん(flower) vase花見はなみcherry blossom viewing花火はなびfireworks花嫁はなよめbride生け花いけばなikebana花壇かだんflower bed花粉かふんpollen火花ひばなspark花びらはなびらpetal

Example sentences

私たちは梅の花で有名な水戸公園を見に行った。

We visited Mito Park, which is famous for its plum blossoms.

Tatoeba #165351

花びんは粉々になった。

The vase broke into fragments.

Tatoeba #186605

花見ができる春が待ち遠しい。

I can't wait for spring to come so we can sit under the cherry trees.

Tatoeba #186587

Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華荒

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