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Japanese symbol for “flowering”

Romaji: kaika
flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom

In Japanese, flowering is , read (kaika).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs flowering; blooming; blossoming; coming into bloom
  2. n, vi, vs flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming; bearing fruit (of efforts)

Kanji and stroke order

open, unfold, unseal
on: カイ
kun: ひら.く、ひら.き、-びら.き、ひら.ける
12 strokes · JLPT 3
flower
on: カ、ケ
kun: はな
7 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “flowering”

WordReadingMeaning
はなつき hanatsukiflowering; blooming

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かいさい kaisaiholding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
こうかい koukaiopening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting
かいはつ kaihatsudevelopment; cultivation; application
かいし kaishistart; commencement; beginning
てんかい tenkaidevelopment; evolution; progression
かいほう kaihouopening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open
はなび hanabifireworks
はなよめ hanayomebride

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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