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くゎひん【花瓶】 : kwahin | define meaning
kwahin
Definition
Noun
- Flower vase; vase
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かびん【花瓶・花びん】 kabin "flower vase", historically written くゎびん kwabin. Ultimately from Chinese 【花瓶】 "flower vase" (cf. Mandarin huāpíng; Cantonese faa1 ping4; Hokkien hoe-pân and hoa-pân), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *xwae beng.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 花瓶 |
| Kana | くゎひん |
| Romanization | kwahin |
意味：かびん【花瓶・花びん】
Categories:
花瓶
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, July 12). くゎひん【花瓶】 : kwahin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3683/kwahin/.