漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
華: splendor, flower
Also: petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
艹 carries the meaning · 垂 gives the sound
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
カka · on'yomi · in compounds
- 華道かどうflower arrangement
- 華氏かしFahrenheit
- 中華料理ちゅうかりょうりChinese food
- 華麗なかれいなsplendid, magnificent
- 華美なかびなsplendid, showy, gaudy
- 豪華なごうかなgorgeous, luxurious
はなhana · kun'yomi · on its own
- 華はなflower, essence
- 華やかなはなやかなflowery, flamboyant
- 華々しいはなばなしいspectacular, brilliant, glorious
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 法華経ほけきょうthe Lotus Sutra
Also read ケ, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grass growing on top! Like a green crown upon the earth, this radical sits above kanji related to flowers, herbs, and vegetation.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified 华 · traditional, as in Japanese · huá
Japan keeps the traditional form 華; mainland China simplifies it to 华.
- Simplified
- 华 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 華 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin huá most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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