Meaning

Primary

Female Flower

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A female flower is a female flower!

Reading

めばな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings for this word are both kun'yomi, but you haven't learned this kun'yomi for 雌 yet, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

Just think of someone asking you to differentiate female flowers from male flowers. Can you? "Meh (め), probably not."

The reading of 花 is the rendaku version, so watch out for that too.

Context

Context Sentences

ヒマラヤスギは、樹齢30年を超えないと雌花を付けません。

Himalayan Cedar trees can't produce female flowers until they're over 30 years old.

Kanji Composition