金銀花

See also: 金银花

Chinese
gold and silver
 
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
trad. (金銀花) 金銀 花
simp. (金银花) 金银 花

Pronunciation

Noun

金銀花

  1. Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica

Synonyms

Japanese
金銀花 (kinginka): the Japanese honeysuckle.
Kanji in this term
金 銀 花
きん
Grade: 1		 ぎん
Grade: 3		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese. Literally “gold silver flower”. Compare modern Chinese 金銀花／金银花 (jīnyínhuā).[1][2]

Pronunciation

Noun

金銀花 (hiragana きんぎんか, rōmaji kinginka)

  1. (rare) the Japanese honeysuckle plant, Lonicera japonica.
  2. the flower of the Japanese honeysuckle

Usage notes

More commonly called スイカズラ (​suikazura) in Japanese.[1][2]

Synonyms
  • 忍冬 (スイカズラ, ​suikazura; にんどう, ​nindō)
  • 吸い葛 (すいかずら, ​suikazura)

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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