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午時花

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Chinese

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the hours of the horse
flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
trad. (午時花) 午時
simp. (午时花) 午时

Pronunciation

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Noun

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午時花

  1. (Teochew) sunflower
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)

Synonyms

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  • (sunflower):
  • (purslane):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Grade: 2

Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kan'on
 ゴジカ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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午時(ごじ) (goji, hour of the horse, noon) + () (ka, flower)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()()() or 午時花(ゴジカ) (gojika

  1. noon flower, scarlet mallow, Pentapetes phoenicea

Usage notes

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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).