狐花

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きつね
Hyōgai
はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, fox flower, (きつね) (kitsune, fox) + (ばな) (bana, flower). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

(きつね)(ばな) (kitsunebana

  1. Synonym of 彼岸花 (higanbana, red spider lily, Lycoris radiata)