Word Meaning 撫子

なでしこ nadeshiko

撫子 is read as なでしこ (nadeshiko) and means lovable, caressable girl.

Meaning

English

lovable, caressable girl
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus)

Reading

Kana

なでしこ

Romaji

nadeshiko

Writing Variants

瞿麦なでしこ nadeshiko

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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撫子ジャパン

なでしこじゃぱん

Japan women's national football team

大和撫子

やまとなでしこ

large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)

河原撫子

かわらなでしこ

large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus)

藤撫子

ふじなでしこ

Dianthus japonicus (species of pink)

浜撫子

はまなでしこ

Dianthus japonicus (species of pink)

唐撫子

からなでしこ

China pink (species of flower, Dianthus chinensis)

撫でる

なでる

to comb (hair)

餃子

ぎょうざ

gyoza

妻子

めこ

wife

唐辛子

とうがらし

shichimi pepper

茄子

なす

eggplant (Solanum melongena)

親子

おやこ

parent and child

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