木の花

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Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
はな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

⟨ko2 no2 pana⟩/ko no pana//ko no fana//ko no hana/

From Old Japanese 木の花 (ko2 no2 pana).

Noun

()(はな) (konohana

  1. flowers blooming on a tree, especially, an elegant label for (ume no hana, plum blossoms)
    • 905914, Kokin Wakashū (kana preface)
      難波(なには)()()くやこの(はな)(ふゆ)ごもり(いま)(はる)()()くやこの(はな)
      Naniwa-zu ni saku ya ko-no-hana fuyu-gomori ima wa harube to saku ya ko-no-hana
      Flowers on the trees in bloom at Naniwazu say, "Now the winter yields its place to the springtime!" Flowers blooming on the trees.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Arthur H. Thornhill III (1997) “Yūgen after Zeami”, in James R. Brandon, editor, Nō and Kyōgen in the Contemporary World, illustrated edition, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 37

Old Japanese

Etymology

Phrase consisting of (ko2, tree) + (no2, possessive particle) + (pana, flower).

The (ko2) reading is the combining form (this is one such exception) and probably an older form of ⟨ki2.

Noun

(ko2no2pana) (kana このはな)

  1. flowers blooming on a tree, especially, an elegant label for (sakura no2 pana, cherry blossoms)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Japanese: 木の花 (konohana)