Japanese symbol for “petal”
花
はな
Romaji: hana
flower; blossom; bloom; petal
In Japanese, petal is 花, read はな (hana).
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
- n flower; blossom; bloom; petal
- n cherry blossom
- n beauty
- n blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms)
- n ikebana
- n hanafuda (hanaf)
Written forms: 花、華. Readings: はな.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “petal”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花びら | はなびら hanabira | petal |
| 弁 | べん ben | petal |
| 花弁 | かべん kaben | petal |
| 一片 | ひとひら hitohira | (one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper) |
| 花片 | かへん kahen | petal |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
| 花見 | はなみ hanami | cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing |
| 花束 | はなたば hanataba | bunch of flowers; bouquet |
| 花びら | はなびら hanabira | petal |
| 花粉 | かふん kafun | pollen |
See also: Chinese symbol for “petal”.
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.