花弁(かべん)

かべん
noun
petal
formaltechnicalplant-flower
1. petal
One of the colored segments that form a flower. Petals protect the reproductive parts and attract pollinators.
この花(はな)は花弁(かべん)が五枚(ごまい)ある。
This flower has five petals.
花弁(かべん)が散(ち)り始(はじ)めた。
The petals have started to fall.
花弁(かべん)の数(かず)は植物(しょくぶつ)の種類(しゅるい)によって違(ちが)う。
The number of petals differs from one kind of plant to another.
図鑑(ずかん)によると、この花(はな)の花弁(かべん)は先(さき)が二(ふた)つに分(わ)かれている。
According to the field guide, the petals of this flower are split in two at the tip.
理科(りか)の授業(じゅぎょう)で、花弁(かべん)やおしべ、めしべの働(はたら)きを学(まな)んだ。
In science class, we learned what petals, stamens, and pistils do.

Usage

花弁(かべん) is the technical term for a petal, used in botany, science classes, and plant descriptions. In everyday speech and in poetry the word is 花(はな)びら, which can also be written 花弁(はなびら); the same kanji are read かべん only in technical contexts.

Common collocations

Counting patterns

Petals are counted with 枚(まい).

Related words

Related Words

Compare: 花芯(かしん) (center of a flower)
Related: 一重(ひとえ) (single-flowered)
Related: 八重(やえ) (double-flowered)
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Added 2026.1.14 20:02 · Revised 2026.10.18 9:25
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