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    3. 花言葉

    花言葉

    花はな言こと葉ば

    language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

    KMT9News #32+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    花詞花ことば

    はなことば

    Noun

    1.
    language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love), floriography

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    花はな言こと葉ばは、花はなに意い味みを込こめる文ぶん化かです。

    Hanakotoba is a culture of imbuing flowers with meaning.

    KMT7Culture & Traditions
    赤あかいバラの花はな言こと葉ばは「愛あい」です。

    The flower language of red roses is "love."

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    贈おくる花はなの選えらび方かたには、花はな言こと葉ばを考こう慮りょに入いれるとより深ふかいメッセージが伝つたわります。

    When choosing flowers to give, considering their hanakotoba conveys a deeper message.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かの女じょは花はな言こと葉ばに詳くわしく、いつも相あい手てにぴったりの花 を選えらんでくれる。

    She is knowledgeable about hanakotaba and always chooses the perfect flower for the recipient.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsDaily Life
    小しょう説せつの登とう場じょう人じん物ぶつは、花はな言こと葉ばを使つかって秘ひ密みつのメッセージを交こう換かんした。

    The characters in the novel exchanged secret messages using the language of flowers.

    KMT9LiteratureArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    花
    はな…(3)
    flower
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
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