花
Flower
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/i | はな |  + 化 |
Meaning: Flower
The grass is changing… right before your eyes.
Imagine a field of grass stretching out before you, as far as the eye can see. Then, the grass begins to change. So crazy! Yellows, reds, blues, oranges… every color imaginable. The field of grass is changing so quickly and erupting with FLOWERS.
The more amazing you imagine it, the more likely you are to remember it!
Reading: n/i
The on’yomi for this one isn’t all that good, so we’re going to skip it. It’s all kun’yomi here. Learn the first word’s reading and you’ll learn them all, so to speak.
Vocabulary
Japan loves their flowers, especially cherry blossoms!
a 花（はな）＝ Flower
- Meaning: Same as the kanji.
- Reading: Kun’yomi reading. Do you know anyone named Hannah? Imagine that person with flowers sprouting out of their face at an uncontrollable rate. You try to help them, but you can’t. Hana is covered in hanas before you can do anything about it and save her :(
a 花火（はなび）＝ Fireworks
- Combo: 花 (flower) + 火 (fire)
- Meaning: Fire flowers are what fireworks look like, right? Big flowers made of fire in the sky!
- Reading: If you know the reading for 花, you can figure out the reading for this one too.