Chinese

Noun

向日葵

1. sunflower

Synonyms

• 葵花 (kuíhuā)
• 日頭花／日头花 (rìtóuhuā)

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

From 日 ‎(hi, “sun”) + 回り ‎(mawari, “rotation”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) ひま​わり [hìmáꜜwàrì] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [çima̠ɰᵝa̠ɾi]

Noun

向日葵 ‎(hiragana ひまわり, katakana ヒマワリ, romaji himawari, historical hiragana ひまはり)

1. sunflower

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as ヒマワリ.

See also

• 向日葵 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Sunflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3