金盞花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	盞	花
きん Grade: 1	せん Hyōgai	か Grade: 1
kan'on	on'yomi	kan'on

Noun

金(きん)盞(せん)花(か) or 金盞花(キンセンカ) • (kinsenka) 

1. pot marigold, Calendula officinalis

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

• “金^▲盞花”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026