"Flower" by Nao

hana, ka

A flower is “hana.” A bouquet is “hanataba.”

The language of flowers is “hanakotoba.”

The names of some flowers and plants have today’s character. Sazanka (a sasanqua) is a Japanese camellia. Its name consists of yama, cha, and hana. “Hanamizu ki” is a flowering dogwood. A safflower is benibana, of which the bana is the voiced sound of hana.

Japanese flower arrangement is called “ikebana.” Again, bana is the voiced sound of hana. The art of Japanese flower arrangement is “kadō,” of which the ka means flower but is different from today’s character.

Fireworks are hanabi.

Flowers’ names and so on written in Japanese is -> here.

1. Draw the dot from the top left.
2. Draw the horizontal line crossing the first dot.
3. Draw the sweeping dot from the top right.
4. Draw the sweeping stroke under the grass radical. The above group of strokes is a radical called “kusa kanmuri.” Kusa is grass and kanmuri is a crown.
5. Draw the vertical stroke.
6. Draw the sweeping stroke from the upper right to the center.
7. Draw the curve with an upward turn.