How to say 'Flower viewing' in Japanese | 花見

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The Japanese word for Flower viewing is 'Hanami', written as 花見 in Japanese.'Flower viewing' in hiragana is はなみ.

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花見

Meaning

Flower viewing

Reading

はなみ

hanami

Kanji

花Flower 見See

Explanation

The Japanese noun '花見 (はなみ)' refers to the traditional custom of enjoying the beauty of flowers, particularly cherry blossoms (桜, さくら). This activity is deeply rooted in Japanese culture and typically involves gathering with friends or family under blooming cherry trees, often accompanied by food, drinks, and celebration. It is most commonly associated with spring, when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Example sentences: Let's go flower viewing「花見に行きましょう」(はなみにいきましょう). The flower viewing party was fun「花見のパーティーは楽しかった」(はなみのパーティーはたのしかった).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

592

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 花見

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

花

Meaning

Flower

kanji

見

Meaning

See

Words Related to 花見 Through the Kanji 花

These 9 Words contain the Kanji 花 as well.

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花

Meaning

Flower

word

生け花

Meaning

Flower arranging

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草花

Meaning

Flowers

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花瓶

Meaning

Vase

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花火

Meaning

Fireworks

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花束

Meaning

Bouquet

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花粉

Meaning

Pollen

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花嫁

Meaning

Bride

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花婿

Meaning

Groom

Words Related to 花見 Through the Kanji 見

These 53 Words contain the Kanji 見 as well.

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見る

Meaning

See

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見える

Meaning

Visible

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見せる

Meaning

Show

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意見

Meaning

Opinion

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見物

Meaning

Sightseeing

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見送り

Meaning

Seeing off

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見学

Meaning

Inspection, Observation

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見付ける

Meaning

Find

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発見

Meaning

Discovery

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見詰める

Meaning

Stare

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見付かる

Meaning

Found

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見事

Meaning

Complete, Splendid

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見なす

Meaning

Regard

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見物人

Meaning

Spectator

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見掛ける

Meaning

Notice

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見出だす

Meaning

Discover

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見上げる

Meaning

Lookup

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見解

Meaning

View, Opinion

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一見

Meaning

At first glance

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見守る

Meaning

Watch

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見回す

Meaning

Look around

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暑中見舞い

Meaning

Summer greeting

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見張る

Meaning

Watch, Guard

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浅見

Meaning

Shallow, Superficial

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見出し

Meaning

Heading

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見本

Meaning

Example, Sample

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見晴らし

Meaning

View

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月見

Meaning

Moon viewing

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よそ見

Meaning

Distraction

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見かけ

Meaning

Appearance

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見覚え

Meaning

Recognition

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見合い

Meaning

Matchmaking

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見通し

Meaning

View, Prospect

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見下ろす

Meaning

Look down

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見送る

Meaning

See off

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見習う

Meaning

Learn

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見当

Meaning

Direction, Estimate

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見直す

Meaning

Reconsider, Reassess

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見込み

Meaning

Prospect

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見違える

Meaning

Mistake, Fail to recognize

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見舞い

Meaning

Visit, Sympathy

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見当たる

Meaning

Found

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見直し

Meaning

Review, Revision

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見逃す

Meaning

Miss, Overlook

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見比べる

Meaning

Compare

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見渡す

Meaning

Survey, Overlook

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見落とす

Meaning

Overlook

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会見

Meaning

Press conference

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見抜く

Meaning

See through

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後見

Meaning

Guardianship

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拝見

Meaning

See

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偏見

Meaning

Prejudice

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見舞う

Meaning

Visit, Afflict

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