開花

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See also: 开花

Chinese

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open; operate (vehicle); start
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (開花)
simp. (开花)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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開⫽花 (verb-object)

  1. to blossom; to bloom; to flower
    草莓開花結果 [MSC, trad.]
    草莓开花结果 [MSC, simp.]
    Cǎoméi bù kāihuā, yě bù jiēguǒ. [Pinyin]
    The strawberry tree won't bloom or bear fruit.
  2. (figurative) to burst; to split open; to break open
    屁股開花屁股开花  ―  pìgǔ kāihuā  ―  (figurative) aching tremendously in buttocks (as if they are cracking)
  3. (figurative) to burst with joy
  4. (figurative) to spread over; to spring up

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (開花):
  • Japanese: 開花(かいか) (kaika)
  • Korean: 개화(開花) (gaehwa)
  • Vietnamese: khai hoa (開花)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 3

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 開花开花 (khoj xwæ, literally to open + flower). Compare modern Mandarin reading kāihuā.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(かい)() (kaikaかいくわ (kaikwa)?

  1. flowering, blossoming
    今年(ことし)開花(かいか)(はや)い。
    Kotoshi wa kaika ga hayai.
    This year's bloom was early.
  2. (by extension) showing results, bearing fruit, being successful

Verb

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(かい)()する (kaika suruintransitive suru (stem (かい)() (kaika shi), past (かい)()した (kaika shita))

  1. to flower, to blossom, to bloom
  2. (by extension) to show results, to bear fruit, to be a success

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.