Japanese Conversation · Level 18
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Japanese word
コスモス
Pronunciation
Romajikosumosu
Meaning
- nouncosmos
Example
庭にコスモスが咲いています。niwa ni ko su mo su ga sa i te i ma su
Cosmos flowers are blooming in the garden.
More examples
母は秋になるとコスモスを庭に植えます。haha wa aki ni na ru to ko su mo su o niwa ni u e ma su
My mother plants cosmos in the garden when autumn comes.
Core concept
Expresses the idea of an ordered whole, referring to the universe as well as to a flower linked with harmony and graceful form.
Common phrases
ピンクのコスモスpi n ku no ko su mo su
pink cosmos
コスモスを植えるko su mo su o u e ru
plant cosmos
コスモスの花びらko su mo su no hana bi ra
cosmos petals
Definition in Japanese
秋に細い茎の先へ淡い色の花を咲かせるキク科の植物。aki ni hoso i kuki no saki e awa i iro no hana o sa ka se ru ki ku ka no shoku butsu
Word origin
コスモス (kosumosu) is a Japanese borrowing from English cosmos, which ultimately comes from Greek kosmos, meaning "order" or "world."
Usage tips
- The title Cosmos: A Personal Voyage helped make cosmos familiar to English-speaking audiences as a name for the universe.
Other meanings
- universenoun