花 — flower, blossom

はな花 flower

U+82B1 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #578 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1009 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

flower
blossom

word

はな hana Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

花(はな) hana flower 花(はな) 見(み) hanami cherry blossom viewing 花(はな) 道(みち) hanamichi flower path 花(はな) 園(ぞの) hanazono flower garden

か ka On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

花(か) 粉(ふん) kafun pollen

Stroke order

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