🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ひまわい【向日葵・日回・日廻】 : himawai | define meaning
himawai
Pronunciation: [çimawai]
Definition
Noun
- Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus sp.)
Etymology
Borrowed from Early Modern Japanese ひまわり【向日葵・日回り・日廻】 himawari "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 | 向日葵 日回 日廻 |
| Kana | ひまわい |
| Romanization | himawai |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [çimawai] |
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】
Categories:
向日葵
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 22). ひまわい【向日葵・日回・日廻】 : himawai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 29, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8716/himawai/.