[For Seniors] Let’s Get Excited with a Winter Flower Kanji Quiz! Introducing Some Challenging Questions

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My name is Moko, a mother of three who admired my mother and worked in the care industry as a care worker and as a medical social worker (MSW) in a hospital. I will be drawing on my previous experience to write mainly about caregiving. Thank you in advance.

Beautiful flowers that bloom in the winter chill each carry evocative kanji names.

Readings for less common characters—like “猩猩木,” “三色菫,” and “迷迭香”—can be surprisingly tricky.

This time, we’re introducing a winter flower kanji quiz you can enjoy together with older adults.

Learning the origins of the nostalgic flowers’ kanji may deepen your affection for them.

Let’s rediscover the charm of winter blossoms while sharing heartwarming conversations.

Now then, how many can you answer?

[For Seniors] Have Fun with a Winter Flowers Kanji Quiz! Introducing Challenging Problems (11–20)

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“Rose” is a popular flower in Japan for its beauty and splendor, and there are varieties that even bloom in winter. The kanji for it are considered very difficult: both 薔 and 薇 have the grass radical at the top. Both characters relate to plants, but they are rarely seen in everyday life and are easy to write incorrectly. If you remember the kanji for rose, it can help you express yourself beautifully in haiku, tanka, or letters, and it also gives a smart impression to the reader.

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