Japanese symbol for “wallflower”
壁の花
かべのはな
Romaji: kabenohana
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
In Japanese, wallflower is 壁の花, read かべのはな (kabenohana).
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Meanings
- n one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “wallflower”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ウォールフラワー | ウォールフラワー woorufurawaa | wallflower |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壁紙 | かべがみ kabegami | wallpaper |
| 障壁 | しょうへき shouheki | enclosing wall; boundary fence |
| 外壁 | がいへき gaiheki | outer wall |
| 壁画 | へきが hekiga | fresco; mural; wall painting |
| 壁面 | へきめん hekimen | surface of a wall |
| 城壁 | じょうへき jouheki | castle wall; town walls; defensive wall |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 花嫁 | はなよめ hanayome | bride |
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.