Word Meaning 花合わせ

はなあわせ hanaawase

花合わせ is read as はなあわせ (hanaawase) and means any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi).

Meaning

English

  1. any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi)
  2. flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
  3. hana-awase (type of hanafuda game)

Reading

Kana

はなあわせ

Romaji

hanaawase

Writing Variants

  • 花合せ はなあわせ hanaawase

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 78194 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

合弁花

ごうべんか

gamopetalous flower

合弁花冠

ごうべんかかん

gamopetalous corolla

花園

はなぞの

flower garden

花形

はながた

star (actor, player, etc.)

花束

はなたば

bunch of flowers

花言葉

はなことば

language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)

花期

かき

flowering season

花押

かおう

written seal

花冷え

はなびえ

chilly spring weather

花園大学

はなぞのだいがく

Hanazono University

花実

はなみ

name and reality

花も実も有る

はなもみもある

to have both the looks and the substance