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ひぐるま【日車】 : higuruma | define meaning

higuruma

Pronunciation: [çiɡuɾuma]

Definition

Noun

Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus sp.)

Etymology

Borrowed from Early Modern Japanese ひぐるま【日車】 higuruma "common sunflower".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ひぐるま、ひまはい」日車（ヒグルマ）、日廻（ヒマハリ）、高サ五六尺花ハ菊花ニ似テ黄色ナ富ニ日ノ栘ル方ヘ向フ".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	日車
Kana	ひぐるま
Romanization	higuruma
Pronunciation (IPA)	[çiɡuɾuma]

意味：ひまわり・ヒマワリ【向日葵・日回り】、にちりんそう・ニチリンソウ【日輪草】、ひぐるまそう・ヒグルマソウ【日車草】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 22). ひぐるま【日車】 : higuruma | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 29, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8715/higuruma/.