[For Elementary Students] Flower Kanji Quiz! How many flowers do you know?

four o'clock flower

“白粉花” is read as “oshirōibana.” The name comes from the white powder inside its seeds, which resembles face powder (cosmetics). The oshirōibana bears small pink or yellow flowers that bloom from summer to autumn.

baby’s breath

"霞草" is read as "kasumisou" (baby’s breath). It’s a plant characterized by producing many small white flowers and is commonly used in bouquets and floral arrangements.

peach

The flower “momo” is written as “桃.” “Sakura” is “桜,” and “ume” is “梅,” so be careful not to mix them up. They bloom with very beautiful flowers in spring.

hydrangea

“Ajisai” is written in kanji as “紫陽花.” It’s a beautiful flower made up of clusters of small, colorful blossoms. You often see hydrangeas during the rainy season.

plum

Ume is written with the kanji “梅.” Its fruit is used to make umeboshi (pickled plums) and umeshu (plum wine). It blooms in spring and is also the origin of the word tsuyu, the rainy season.

cosmos (flower)

Cosmos is written in kanji as “秋桜.” These characters are used because it means “a flower like cherry blossoms that blooms in autumn.” That’s why the character for “autumn” (秋) is used.

cherry (sweet cherry; cherry fruit)

It’s written as 「桜桃」 and read as “sakuranbo.” 桜桃 refers to cherries. Although the characters for cherry blossom (桜) and peach (桃) are used, the term refers to the tree that bears cherries and to the fruit itself.