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How do you read 紫陽花 in Japanese?
A familiar name along a rainy path.
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A flower often seen in Japan’s rainy season, with rounded clusters in blue, purple or pink. The reading has four hiragana characters.
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kanji with 此 above 糸
mound radical next to 日 with diagonal strokes below
flower name written 紫 陽 花 Japanese reading
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紫 belongs to 糸, 陽 to 阜, and 花 to 艸. The left side of 陽 is the mound radical. The grass radical in 花 is a useful clue for a plant-related character.
紫12 strokes / radical: 糸 (thread)
陽12 strokes / radical: 阜 (mound)
花7 strokes / radical: 艸 (grass)
Stroke counts and radicals follow the Japanese dictionary Kanjipedia; other dictionaries may differ.
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The answer is
あじさい
ajisai
紫陽花
Understand the meaning
English translationHydrangea
Hydrangea, a shrub that flowers in early summer. Its clusters of blue, purple and other colored blooms are familiar in gardens and parks. 紫陽花 is read ajisai.
See it in a sentence
雨上がりの小道で、紫陽花の葉に残るしずくが光っていた。On the path after the rain, droplets glistened on the hydrangea leaves.
A way to remember
Remember all three characters as ajisai rather than adding their individual readings. Picture the flowers beside a rain-soaked path.
Sources：Kanjipedia: 紫陽花
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Using 紫陽花
Use 紫陽花 in phrases such as 紫陽花が咲く and 紫陽花の葉. Add a color or a detail after rain to build a short description.
例：図書館へ続く坂道に、青い紫陽花が並んで咲いていた。
Blue hydrangeas were blooming along the slope leading to the library.
Reading and meaning in context
Although 紫 means purple, the name is not restricted to purple flowers. Read it as a plant name rather than deriving its appearance from each character.
References for this explanation：Kanjipedia: 紫陽花
Explanation checked on 2026-10-23. Additional examples were written by DuraRing for this page.
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