花粉

Chinese

 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
dust; powder
trad. (花粉) 花 粉
simp. #(花粉) 花 粉

Pronunciation


Noun

花粉

  1. pollen
    花粉過敏/花粉过敏  ―  huāfěn guòmǐn  ―  pollen allergy
  2. (Mainland China Hokkien) powdered cosmetics (for one's face)
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) powder from Chinese cucumber Trichosanthes kirilowii

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (花粉):
  • → Japanese: 花(か)粉(ふん) (kafun)
  • → Korean: 화분(花粉) (hwabun)

Others:

  • → Vietnamese: phấn hoa (calque)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花 粉
か
Grade: 1
ふん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かふん [kàfúń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

花(か)粉(ふん) • (kafun) ←くわふん (kwafun)?

  1. (botany) pollen
    • 1999 July 22, “マグナム・リリィ [Magnum Lily]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
      いわゆるてっぽうユリ。花(か)粉(ふん)の弾(たま)を飛(と)ばし相(あい)手(て)を攻(こう)撃(げき)する。
      Iwayuru teppō yuri. Kafun no tama o tobashi aite o kōgeki suru.
      These lilies are also guns, and they attack opponents by shooting out pollen bullets.

Korean

Hanja in this term
花粉

Noun

花粉 • (hwabun) (hangeul 화분)

  1. Hanja form? of 화분 (“pollen”).
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