狐花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐 花
きつね
Hyōgai 		はな > ばな
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “fox flower”, 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + 花(ばな) (bana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

狐(きつね)花(ばな) • (kitsunebana) 

  1. synonym of 彼岸花 (higanbana, “red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)”)
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