Word Meaning 壁の花

かべのはな kabe no hana

壁の花 is read as かべのはな (kabe no hana) and means one too shy to actively join in the party.

Meaning

English

one too shy to actively join in the party
wallflower

Reading

Kana

かべのはな

Romaji

kabe no hana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 109272 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

壁

へき

Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

壁紙

かべがみ

wallpaper

壁画

へきが

fresco

壁面

へきめん

surface of a wall

壁新聞

かべしんぶん

wall newspaper

壁掛け

かべかけ

wall-mounted

壁下地

かべしたじ

framework (for a mud-plastered wall)

壁一重

かべひとえ

single wall

壁上

へきじょう

on a wall

壁間

へきかん

portion of wall between two pillars

壁立

へきりつ

cliff that stands tall like a wall

壁代

かべしろ

curtain separating a central room from the aisles around it (in palatial-style architecture)

Example Sentences

彼女は壁の花だ。

She is just a wallflower.

壁の花になってちゃ駄目よ。

Don't be a wallflower.