Word Meaning 花王

かおう kaou

花王 is read as かおう (kaou) and means tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa).

Meaning

English

  1. tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
  2. Kao (Japanese chemical & cosmetics company)
  3. Kaou

Reading

Kana

かおう

Romaji

kaou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Rank 115468 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

花合わせ

はなあわせ

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)

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

花びら回転

はなびらかいてん

prostitution in which services are provided by several women in rotation (esp. in "pink salons")