カワラナデシコ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
河原撫子

Etymology

Of 河原(かわら) (kawara, “river bed”) + 撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pink”), so called because they frequently grow in dry river beds.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ka̠ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠na̠de̞ɕiko̞]

Noun

カワラナデシコ • (kawaranadeshiko)

pink, various flowering plants of the genus Dianthus
(especially) Dianthus superbus, fringed pink

Related terms

撫子(なでしこ) (nadeshiko, “pinks, Dianthus spp.”)
大和撫子(やまとなでしこ) (yamatonadeshiko, “pinks; idealized Japanese woman”)
石竹(せきちく) (sekichiku, “China pink, Dianthus chinensis”)

References

Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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