Japanese

Noun

Dianthus

撫子 ‎(hiragana なでしこ, katakana ナデシコ, romaji nadeshiko)

1. A pink carnation flower of the genus, Dianthus, a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants, in the family, Caryophyllaceae.
2. The Japanese women's national football team; nicknamed after the Large Pink.

Derived terms

• 大和撫子 (やまとなでしこ) ‎(yamato nadeshiko): a floral metaphor; a Japanese term, meaning a "personification of an idealized (Japanese) woman."

Proper noun

撫子 ‎(hiragana なでしこ, romaji Nadeshiko)

1. A female given name.

See also

• 撫子 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Dianthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia