紅花

See also: 红花

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (紅花)		紅	花
simp. (红花)		红	花
anagram		花紅／花红

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 紅花

1. red flower (in general)
2. (specifically) safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
3. (specifically) ornamental red rosette or pompon flower worn on the chest on celebratory occasions

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 紅花

1. (～村) Honghua (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
紅	花
べに Grade: 6	はな > ばな Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

紅(べに)花(ばな) or 紅花(ベニバナ) • (benibana) 

1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Synonyms

• (safflower): 紅(くれない) (kurenai), 紅(べに) (beni)
• (safflower, archaic): 呉(くれ)の藍(あい) (Kure-no-ai)
• (safflower, archaic): 末摘花(すえつむはな) (suetsumu-hana)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 紅花(ベニバナ)苺(イチゴ) (benibana ichigo, “”)
• 紅花(ベニバナ)隠元(インゲン) (benibana ingen, “Phaseolus coccineus”)
• 紅花(ベニバナ)襤褸(ボロ)菊(ギク) (benibana-borogiku, “”)
• 紅花(べにはな)油(ゆ) (benihana-yu, “safflower oil”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
紅	花
こう Grade: 6	か Grade: 1
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 紅花 (MC huwng xwae).

Noun

紅(こう)花(か) • (kōka) ^{←こうくわ (koukwa)?}

1. (literal) red- or crimson-colored flower
2. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

Proper noun

紅(こう)花(か) • (Kōka) ^{←こうくわ (koukwa)?}

1. a female given name

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
紅	花
べに Grade: 6	か Grade: 1
jūbakoyomi

紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(か) (ka, “flower”).

Proper noun

紅(べに)花(か) • (Benika) ^{←べにくわ (benikwa)?}

1. a female given name