noun

  1. safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), dyer's safflower.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
紅花 べにばな
こう
紅花 こうか
 
 
 
 
ベニバナ
 
 
 
 
ベニハナ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

crimson, deep red
べに コウ ク (6th, N2)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)
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)