花粉

Chinese
 
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 dust; powder
trad. (花粉) 花 粉
simp. #(花粉) 花 粉

Pronunciation

Noun

花粉

  1. pollen
    花粉過敏 / 花粉过敏  ―  huāfěn guòmǐn  ―  pollen allergy
  2. (Mainland China Hokkien) powdered cosmetics (for one's face)
  3. (Taiwanese Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) powder from Trichosanthes kirilowii

Descendants
  • → Vietnamese: phấn hoa (calque)
Sino-Xenic (花粉):

Japanese
Kanji in this term
花 粉
か
Grade: 1		 ふん
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

花粉 (hiragana かふん, rōmaji kafun, historical hiragana くわふん)

  1. (botany) pollen
    • 1999 July 22, “マグナム・リリィ [Magnum Lily]”, in Vol.4, Konami:
      いわゆるてっぽうユリ。花 (か)粉 (ふん)の弾 (たま)を飛 (と)ばし相 (あい)手 (て)を攻 (こう)撃 (げき)する。
      Iwayuru teppō yuri. Kafun no tama o tobashi aite o kōgeki suru.
      These lilies are also guns, and they attack opponents by shooting out pollen bullets.

Korean
Hanja in this term
花粉

Noun

花粉 • (hwabun) (hangeul 화분)

  1. Hanja form? of 화분 (“pollen”).
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