Japanese Conversation · Level 111
60 words
Japanese word
開花
Pronunciation
Romajikaika
Meaning
- nounblooming
Example
桜が開花します。sakura ga kai ka shi ma su
The cherry blossoms bloom.
More examples
この植物は日当たりがよいと開花します。ko no shoku butsu wa hi a ta ri ga yo i to kai ka shi ma su
This plant blooms when it gets plenty of sunlight.
Core concept
It describes the point when a plant's flowers open and begin to bloom.
Common phrases
開花の時期kai ka no ji ki
flowering season
開花予想kai ka yo sō
bloom forecast
開花を迎えるkai ka o muka e ru
reach full bloom
Similar words
満開mankai: The stage at which most flowers on a plant have opened completely.
Definition in Japanese
植物の花が咲くこと。shoku butsu no hana ga sa ku ko to
Word origin
開花 (kaika) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 開 (kai, "open") and 花 (ka, "flower"), linking the ideas of opening and flowers.
Usage tips
- Cherry-blossom forecasts use 開花 (kaika) dates to report when the first blossoms open in a region.
Opposites
- 落花rakkafalling blossomsnoun
Related words
- 開花するkaikasurubloomverb