花

Rare term

the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)

Dated term; Orig. a term used in restaurants

(freshly brewed) green tea

Obsolete term; Botany

phanerogam; phanerogamous plant; phanerogamic plant; spermatophyte; flowering plant

Rare term

woman as pretty as a flower

Rare term

seventh lunar month

Poetical term; Rare term

flower bud

Idiomatic expression; Dated term; Sensitive

female office worker; flower of the office

Rare term

hanafuda

Historical term

oiran; high-ranking courtesan

Archaic

prostitute

Poetical term

floral raft; flower raft; flower petals fallen on water, resembling a raft

Word usually written using kana alone

Helwingia japonica (species of shrub)

Archaic

oily perfume applied under white makeup

紙花 only

paper flower

紙花 only

decorative paper flower for a funeral

かみばな only; Archaic

piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)

algal bloom; water bloom

lotus flower

Archaic; Female

Japanese sea bass

塩花／鹽花 only; Archaic

purifying salt

塩花／鹽花 only

pile of salt placed by the door of a shop or restaurant

whitecap

second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence

Archaic

return to working by a prostitute, kabuki actor, etc.

fragrance of flowers; scent of flowers

flowers and the moon

refined leisure; elegant pastime

lovely face

flower basket

Sumo

wrestling outside the formal tournaments; wrestling just for fun

wooden flower whittled from a log

third month of the lunar calendar

safflower

red-light district; pleasure quarter

lovely face