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はんくゎ・はんくぁ【繁華】 : hankwa | define meaning

hankwa

Pronunciation: [haŋ̍kʷa]

Definition

Noun

Extravagance; glamour; glamor; luxury; showiness; gaudiness
(〜な) Extravagant; glamorous; luxurious; showy; gaudy

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はんか【繁華】 hanka "bustling", historically written はんくわ fankwa. Ultimately from Chinese 【繁華・繁华】 "bustling; beautiful; lavish; wealthy" (cf. Mandarin fánhuá; Cantonese faan4 waa4; Hokkien hoân-hôa), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *bjon hwae.

Notes

Often said about men.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	繁華
Kana	はんくゎはんくぁ
New Okinawa Moji	はん彩
Romanization	hankwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[haŋ̍kʷa]

意味：かしゃ【華奢】、かび【華美】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 26). はんくゎ・はんくぁ【繁華】 : hankwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7991/hankwa/.