紅花

See also: 红花

Chinese
 
red; revolutionary; prosperity
red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (紅花) 紅 花
simp. (红花) 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. (～村) Honghua (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

Japanese

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

Compound of 紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of

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rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) べにばな [bèníbáná] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [be̞ɲ̟iba̠na̠]

Noun

紅(べに)花(ばな) or 紅花(ベニバナ) • (benibana) 

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • 紅花(ベニバナ)苺(イチゴ) (benibana ichigo, “Rubus vernus”)
  • 紅花(ベニバナ)隠元(インゲン) (benibana ingen, “Phaseolus coccineus”)
  • 紅花(ベニバナ)襤褸(ボロ)菊(ギク) (benibana-borogiku, “Crassocephalum crepidioides”)
  • 紅花(べにはな)油(ゆ) (benihana-yu, “safflower oil”)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
紅 花
こう
Grade: 6		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 紅花 (MC huwng xwae).

Pronunciation

Noun

紅(こう)花(か) • (kōka) ←こうくわ (koukwa)?

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

Proper noun

紅(こう)花(か) • (Kōka) ←こうくわ (koukwa)?

  1. a female given name

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
紅 花
べに
Grade: 6		 か
Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(か) (ka, “flower”).

Proper noun

紅(べに)花(か) • (Benika) ←べにくわ (benikwa)?

  1. a female given name

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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