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撫子
撫子
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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撫 | 子 |
Jinmeiyō | Grade: 1 |
Noun
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Dianthus
撫子 (hiragana なでしこ, katakana ナデシコ, romaji nadeshiko)
- A pink carnation flower of the genus, Dianthus, a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants, in the family, Caryophyllaceae.
- The Japanese women's national football team; nicknamed after the Large Pink.
Derived terms
- 大和撫子 (yamato nadeshiko): a floral metaphor; a Japanese term, meaning a "personification of an idealized (Japanese) woman."
Proper noun
撫子 (hiragana なでしこ, romaji Nadeshiko)
- A female given name.
See also
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撫子 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
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Dianthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia