Word Meaning 牡丹

ぼたん botan

牡丹 is read as ぼたん (botan) and means wild boar (meat).

Meaning

English

wild boar (meat)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
moutan

Reading

Kana

ぼたん

Romaji

botan

Writing Variants

牡丹ぼうたん boutan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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牡丹防風

ぼたんぼうふう

Peucedanum japonicum (species of umbellifer with edible leaves)

牡丹皮

ぼたんぴ

peony root bark

牡丹色

ぼたんいろ

light crimson

牡丹杏

ぼたんきょう

variety of Japanese plum

牡丹刷毛

ぼたんばけ

kabuki brush (type of powder brush)

牡丹桜

ぼたんざくら

any oriental variety of cherry tree descended from the Oshima cherry

牡丹雪

ぼたんゆき

large snowflakes

牡丹鸚哥

ぼたんいんこ

lovebird (esp. Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae)

牡丹海老

ぼたんえび

botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)

松葉牡丹

まつばぼたん

moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)

冬牡丹

ふゆぼたん

Paeonia suffrutticosa

天竺牡丹

てんじくぼたん

dahlia

Example Sentences

庭に大きな牡丹の花が咲いた。

にわにおおきなぼたんのはながさいた。

A large peony flower bloomed in the garden.

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