ChiramiN4 kanji · 7 strokes
花 means flower
花
艹 plant · 化 change
花Memory trick
A plant that changes (化): a flower.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- flower
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) はな hana
はな (hana) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) カ ka
カ (ka) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ケ ke
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
生け花 いけばな · ikebana
ikebana, Japanese art of flower arrangement
Built from
Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.
艹 Used in 82 kanji
See all 6 at N5 and N4匕 Used in 56 kanji
See all 5 at N5 and N4Quick check
What does 花 mean?
Right: 花 means flower.Not quite: 花 means flower.In 生け花, which reading does 花 use?
Right. 生け花 is read いけばな (ikebana): 花 takes はな, its Japanese reading, which becomes ばな here.Not quite. 生け花 is read いけばな (ikebana): 花 takes はな, its Japanese reading, which becomes ばな here.