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How do you read 百花繚乱 in Japanese?
Many forms of beauty flourish together.
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Many flowers blooming in a beautiful profusion; also used when many outstanding people appear and flourish together.
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kanji with 糸 beside shapes resembling 大 日 and 小
kanji with 舌 beside a single hooked stroke
four-character Japanese phrase 百花 followed by a thread-radical character and 乱
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百: 6 strokes; radical 白 (white). 花: 7 strokes; radical 艸 (grass). 繚: 18 strokes; radical 糸 (thread). 乱: 7 strokes; radical 乙 (second / bent stroke). Visual search descriptions are distinct from dictionary radical classifications.
百6 strokes / radical: 白 (white)
花7 strokes / radical: 艸 (grass)
繚18 strokes / radical: 糸 (thread)
乱7 strokes / radical: 乙 (second / bent stroke)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
Kanjipedia「百」 ／ Kanjipedia「花」 ／ Kanjipedia「繚」 ／ Kanjipedia「乱」
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The answer is
ひゃっかりょうらん
hyakka ryōran
百花繚乱
Understand the meaning
English translationA profusion of flowers or flourishing talents
A profusion of different flowers in bloom. Figuratively, it describes many outstanding people appearing and flourishing at the same time.
See it in a sentence
春の庭では、色も形も違う花々が百花繚乱の景色を見せていた。In the spring garden, flowers of different colors and shapes formed a glorious profusion of blooms.
A way to remember
百花 is hyakka and 繚乱 is ryōran. 繚 has the thread radical and is read ryō.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 百花繚乱
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Describe a flourishing variety of talent
Beyond flowers, 百花繚乱 can describe an exhibition or an artistic field. Mention the different styles or talents involved to convey their variety.
例：絵画、写真、版画の若手作家が集まり、会場は百花繚乱の趣だった。
Young painters, photographers, and printmakers gathered, giving the venue an air of diverse talents flourishing together.
百 does not require an exact count
百 suggests abundance rather than exactly one hundred flowers. The phrase suits a richness of beauty or talent more than a crowd of people alone.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 百花繚乱
Explanation checked on 2026-10-26. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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