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

牡丹蝦

ぼたんえび

botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)

牡丹雪

ぼたんゆき

large snowflakes

牡丹鍋

ぼたんなべ

boar meat hot pot

牡丹鸚哥

ぼたんいんこ

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

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

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.

牡丹餅で腰打つ。

His bread is buttered on both sides.

牡丹が大好きなの。

I really like peonies.

牡丹雪が降りました。

Snow fell in large flakes.

牡丹雪は、とけやすく積もりにくい。

Thick snowflakes melt easily and accumulate slowly.

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