華 Showy

Radical Combination

• 艹

  Flowers
• 田

  Rice Paddy
• 十

  Cross

Meaning

Primary

Showy

Alternatives

Flower, Gorgeous

Mnemonic

Flowers growing out of a rice paddy into the shape of a cross are really showy flowers.

Hints

Picture these showy flowers growing straight up and out of the middle of the rice paddy, into the shape of a giant cross.

Readings

On’yomi

か

Kun’yomi

はな

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

These flowers are too showy. You hate them. You hate these showy flowers so much you run them over with your car (か)!

Hints

Imagine how the car feels as you ram into the showy flowers. The petals explode and rain everywhere. You turn on your windshield wipers to push them away.