2 Japanese words read hana

How to remember it

艹 (grass) radical; flowers are plants that bloom brightly.

Example sentences

• この花はとてもきれいです。

  このはなはとてもきれいです。

  This flower is very beautiful.

• 春になると、花が咲く。

  はるになると、はながさく。

  When spring comes, flowers bloom.

Usage

Common noun; pair with 咲く (to bloom) or 花が咲く.

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How to remember it

Same sound as 花 (flower) — imagine a flower blooming on your nose.

Example sentences

• 鼻が赤いです。

  はながあかいです。

  My nose is red.

• 鼻で息をします。

  はなでいきをします。

  I breathe through my nose.

Usage

Used with が for conditions; appears in 鼻が高い (to be proud).

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