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Hollyhock


Radical Combination


Meaning

Hollyhock

Mnemonic

Flowers that are thought to be little tents sent from heaven are hollyhocks. They're shaped almost like little teepees and would make the perfect tent for a faerie or a little yokai!

Picture a tiny yokai using a hollyhock as a tent. Aww cute!


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

あおい

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

Hollyhocks are mostly あおい (blue) because they copy the color of the heavens, where they came from.

Imagine yourself in a field of hollyhocks and the あおい of them match the あおい of the heavens! It's like you're standing on a giant flower filled mirror of the sky.


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