Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はな
Grade: 1
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (はな) (hana, flower) + () (hi, fire). The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はな)() (hanabi

  1. fireworks

Derived terms

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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
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN