花見

See also: 花见

Chinese
 
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (花見) 花 見
simp. (花见) 花 见

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 花見 (hanami).

Pronunciation

Verb

花見

  1. to view flowers; to practice hanami

Japanese
Kanji in this term
花 見
はな
Grade: 1		 み
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) +‎ 見 (mi, “seeing, viewing”).

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) はなみ​ [hànámíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ha̠na̠mʲi]

    Noun

    花(はな)見(み) • (hanami) 

    1. flower viewing: more specifically, involves large groups of people picnicking in parks when the sakura (cherry blossoms) are in bloom in the spring

    Derived terms
    • 花(はな)見(み)客(きゃく) (hanamikyaku)

    Descendants
    • English: hanami

    See also

    References
    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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