鳳

Rare term

feng (male Chinese firebird)

Sometimes erroneously associated with the Egyptian phoenix

Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix

large bird

Chinese mythology; Esp. 鵬

peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)

Esp. 鳳 and 凰 as male and female respectively

fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird

(garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not

gifted young person who shows much promise

swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)

imperial carriage

verbal message

spangle (species of black swallowtail butterfly, Papilio protenor)

Mahjong

blessing of heaven; hand in which the dealer goes out on their initial deal

buttercup (Ranunculus japonicus)

Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)

imperial carriage

royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant

Phoenix (constellation)

Pyrrosia tricuspis (species of felt fern)

Vulsella vulsella (species of clam)

Chinese phoenix pattern

splendid multistoried building

Ministry of Central Affairs (under the ritsuryō system)

spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

gifted young person who shows much promise; unrecognized genius; great person whose talent is hidden under a bushel

meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris var. nipponicus)