丹花
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 丹 | 花 |
| たん Grade: S | か Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Etymology
From tan (丹, cinnabar red, vermilion, red) + ka (花, flower, blossom)
Noun
丹花 (hiragana たんか, rōmaji tanka)
- red flower
- a metaphor for the red lips of a beautiful woman
References
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN