紅花

See also: 红花

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

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

Derived terms

Proper noun

紅花

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

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
べに
Grade: 6
はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Noun

紅花 (hiragana べにばな, katakana ベニバナ, rōmaji benibana)

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 紅花 (MC ɦuŋ hˠua).

Pronunciation

Noun

紅花 (hiragana こうか, rōmaji kōka, historical hiragana こうくわ)

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

Proper noun

紅花 (hiragana こうか, rōmaji Kōka, historical hiragana こうくわ)

  1. A female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
べに
Grade: 6

Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

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

Proper noun

紅花 (hiragana べにか, rōmaji Benika, historical hiragana べにくわ)

  1. A female given name

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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