Japanese word

チューリップ

Pronunciation

Romajichūrippu

Meaning

  • nountulip

Example

赤いチューリップを一輪買いました。aka i chū ri ppu o ichi rin ka i ma shi ta

I bought a red tulip.

Illustration for チューリップ (tulip)

More examples

春になると、庭のチューリップが一斉に咲きます。haru ni na ru to niwa no chū ri ppu ga is sei ni sa ki ma su

When spring comes, the tulips in the garden bloom all at once.

Core concept

Refers to a bulb-grown spring flower with smooth, cup-shaped petals and a single upright bloom.

Common phrases

  • チューリップの球根chū ri ppu no kyū kon

    tulip bulb

  • チューリップを育てるchū ri ppu o soda te ru

    grow tulips

  • チューリップが咲くchū ri ppu ga sa ku

    tulips bloom

Definition in Japanese

春に大きな杯形の花を咲かせる、球根で栽培するユリ科の植物。haru ni ō ki na sakazuki gata no hana o sa ka se ru kyū kon de sai bai su ru yu ri ka no shoku butsu

Word origin

The Japanese noun チューリップ (chūrippu) is borrowed from Dutch tulp and is generally traced through European languages to Turkish tülbend, meaning "turban".

Usage tips

  • Tulip mania describes the famous seventeenth-century Dutch speculation in tulip bulbs, making tulip a familiar word in discussions of financial bubbles.

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