カワラナデシコ

カワラナデシコ

Japanese

Alternative spelling	河原撫子

カワラナデシコ, Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus

Etymology

Of 河原(かわら) (kawara, “river bed”) + 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pink”), so called because they frequently grow in dry river beds.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠na̠de̞ɕiko̞]

Noun

カワラナデシコ • (kawaranadeshiko) 

1. pink, various flowering plants of the genus Dianthus
2. (especially) Dianthus superbus, fringed pink

Related terms

• 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pinks, Dianthus spp.”)
• 大和撫子(やまとなでしこ) (yamatonadeshiko, “pinks; idealized Japanese woman”)
• 石竹(せきちく) (sekichiku, “China pink, Dianthus chinensis”)

References

1. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN