花（はな）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 2)
Meaning: flower
Example sentences
- 庭にきれいな花がたくさん咲いた。 — A lot of beautiful flowers bloomed in the garden.
- 母の日に赤い花をプレゼントした。 — I gave red flowers as a gift on Mother's Day.
Idioms & proverbs containing “花”
- 見ぬが花 (みぬがはな) — reality can not compete with imagination; prospect is often better than possession
- 言わぬが花 (いわぬがはな) — some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
- 番茶も出花 (ばんちゃもでばな) — even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed
- 隣の花は赤い (となりのはなはあかい) — the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's flowers are redder
- 人の花は赤い (ひとのはなはあかい) — the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; other people's flowers are redder
- 柳は緑、花は紅 (やなぎはみどり、はなはくれない) — natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; willows are green, flowers are crimson
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “花” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)