彼岸花

Chinese
opposite bank; the other shore; the other side
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (彼岸花) 彼岸 花
simp. #(彼岸花) 彼岸 花

Pronunciation

Noun

彼岸花

  1. red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
彼 岸 花
ひ
Grade: S		 がん
Grade: 3		 はな > ばな
Grade: 1
on’yomi kun’yomi
彼岸花

Etymology

彼岸 (higan) +‎ 花 (hana, “flower”)

Pronunciation

Noun

彼(ひ)岸(がん)花(ばな) or 彼岸花(ヒガンバナ) • (higanbana) 

  1. Lycoris radiata (red spider lily)

Synonyms
  • 曼(マン)珠(ジュ)沙(シャ)華(ゲ) (manjushage), 死人花(しびとばな) (shibitobana), 地獄花(じごくばな) (jigokubana), 葬式花(そうしきばな) (sōshikibana), 墓花(はかばな) (hakabana), 幽霊花(ゆうれいばな) (yūreibana), 火事花(かじばな) (kajibana), 蛇花(へびのはな) (hebinohana), 剃刀花(かみそりばな) (kamisoribana), 狐花(きつねばな) (kitsunebana), 捨(す)て子花(ごばな) (sutegobana), 灯籠花(とうろうばな) (tōrōbana)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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