薔薇

Japanese

Kanji in this term
薔	薇

Etymology 1

From 茨 (ibara, “bramble, briar”), itself an alteration from earlier reading ubara of the same meaning. The reading mubara appears in Heian period sources, but ubara is older.

Alternative forms

• 荊棘
• バラ

Noun

薔薇 (hiragana ばら, romaji bara)

1. any shrub with thorns: a bramble, a briar
2. a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose

Derived terms

• 薔薇園 (baraen)

Etymology 2

/syaubi/ > /syoːbi/ [ɕoːbi]. From Sinitic 薔薇.

Noun

薔薇 (hiragana しょうび, romaji shōbi, historical hiragana しやうび)

1. a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose

Etymology 3

/saubi/ > /soːbi/ [soːbi]. From alteration of shōbi reading.

Noun

薔薇 (hiragana そうび, romaji sōbi, historical hiragana さうび)

1. a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose

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Mandarin

simpl.		蔷薇
trad.		薔薇

Noun

薔薇 (traditional, Pinyin qiángwéi, simplified 蔷薇)

1. (botany) rose