Word Meaning おしろい花

おしろいばな oshiroibana

おしろい花 is read as おしろいばな (oshiroibana) and means marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa).

Meaning

English

  1. marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa)
  2. four-o'clock plant

Reading

Kana

おしろいばな

Romaji

oshiroibana

Writing Variants

  • 白粉花 おしろいばな oshiroibana

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 130445 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

生け花

いけばな

fresh flower

はな

(the) best

火花

ひばな

spark

開花

かいか

flowering

切り花

きりばな

cut flowers

国花

こっか

national flower

水中花

すいちゅうか

type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water

一花

ひとはな

one flower

出花

でばな

first brew of tea

立花

りっか

rikka

見ぬが花

みぬがはな

reality can not compete with imagination

上がり花

あがりばな

(freshly brewed) green tea