はつ
初
はな
花

noun

  1. first flower of the season or year, first flowering on a plant.
  2. first menstruation.
  3. woman who has just reached adulthood.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はつ
初
はな
花
初花 はつはな
うい
初
ばな
花
初花 ういばな

Contained Kanji Breakdown

first time, beginning
ショ はじ.め はつ (4th, N3)
clothes, clothing radical (no. 145
ころも
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
flower
はな カ ケ (1st, N4)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
change, take the form of, influence
カ ば.ける ケ (3rd, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)