花見
See also: 花见
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern | to see; to meet; to appear; to interview | ||
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trad. (花見) | 花 | 見 | |
simp. (花见) | 花 | 见 |
Pronunciation
Noun
花見
- hanami
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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花 | 見 |
はな Grade: 1 | み Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) + 見 (mi, “seeing, viewing”).
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) はなみ [hànámíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ha̠na̠mʲi]
Noun
花見 (hiragana はなみ, rōmaji hanami)
- flower viewing: more specifically, involves large groups of people picnicking in parks when the sakura (cherry blossoms) are in bloom in the spring
Descendants
- English: hanami
See also
Hanami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - List of festivals in Japan on Wiktionary
- List of festivals in Japan on Wikipedia
- 月見 (tsukimi): The Moon-Viewing festival.
- 紅葉狩 (momijigari): The Leaf-Viewing festival.
References
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN