紅花

紅花

1. red flower (in general)
2. (specifically) safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
3. (specifically) ornamental red rosette or pompon flower worn on the chest on celebratory occasions

紅花

1. (～村) Honghua (a village in Zhonglu, Lichuan, Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China)

Compound of 紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(はな) (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• (Tokyo) べにばな [bèníbáná] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [be̞ɲ̟iba̠na̠]

紅(べに)花(ばな) or 紅花(ベニバナ) • (benibana) 

1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)

• (safflower): 紅(くれない) (kurenai), 紅(べに) (beni)
• (safflower, archaic): 呉(くれ)の藍(あい) (Kure-no-ai)
• (safflower, archaic): 末摘花(すえつむはな) (suetsumu-hana)

From Middle Chinese 紅花 (MC huwng xwae).

• (Tokyo) こーか [kóꜜòkà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːka̠]

紅(こう)花(か) • (kōka) ^{←こうくわ (koukwa)?}

1. (literal) red- or crimson-colored flower
2. synonym of 紅花 (benibana, “safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)”)
3. (traditional Chinese medicine) dried flower of Carthamus tinctorius used in medicine

紅(こう)花(か) • (Kōka) ^{←こうくわ (Koukwa)?}

1. a female given name

紅(べに) (beni, “crimson”) + 花(か) (ka, “flower”).

紅(べに)花(か) • (Benika) ^{←べにくわ (Benikwa)?}

1. a female given name