菜の花

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
菜 花
な
Grade: 4 		はな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
菜花 (obsolete)

Etymology

From 菜(な) (na) + の (no) + 花(はな) (hana).

Pronunciation

Noun

菜(な)の花(はな) • (nanohana) 

  1. rapeseed, Brassica campestris
    Synonyms: 菜種 (natane), 油菜 (aburana)
  2. the flowers, leaves, or stems of various Brassica species used for food
    Synonym: 菜花

References

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