花

flower

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カケ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はな

Nanori (名乗り)

わ

Stroke Order

7 / 7

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:7

JLPT:N4

Frequency:578

Vocabulary

カ

Word	Reading	Meaning
花形	カケイ	floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
花瓶	カビン	(flower) vase
花粉	カフン	pollen
花粉症	カフンショウ	hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
開花	カイカ	flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming; bearing fruit (of efforts)

ケ

Word	Reading	Meaning
天花	テンケ	flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image
花香	ケコウ	flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
火花	ひばな	spark
花	はな	flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda; (the) best; glorious; lovely
花びら	はなびら	petal
花嫁	はなよめ	bride
花火	はなび	fireworks

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

old man, old age, grow old

overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature

overcome, kindly, skillfully

consider, think over

together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with

one (in documents)