造花(ぞうか)

ぞうか
noun
artificial flower
plant-flower
See also: 増加(ぞうか) (homophone: increase)
1. artificial flower; fake flower
A flower made from fabric, plastic, paper, or other materials to imitate a real flower. Used for decoration.
これは造花(ぞうか)ですか。
Is this an artificial flower?
造花(ぞうか)を飾(かざ)って部屋(へや)を明(あか)るくした。
I decorated the room with artificial flowers to brighten it up.
最近(さいきん)の造花(ぞうか)は本物(ほんもの)と見分(みわ)けがつかないほど精巧(せいこう)だ。
Recent artificial flowers are so well-made that you can't tell them from real ones.

Usage

Used for decorative flowers that don't need watering. Popular in offices, restaurants, and homes where maintaining real flowers is impractical.

Common collocations

  • 造花(ぞうか)を飾(かざ)る (to display artificial flowers)
  • 造花(ぞうか)のアレンジメント (artificial flower arrangement)

Similar words

  • 生花(せいか): fresh/real flowers — the opposite of 造花(ぞうか)
  • ドライフラワー: dried flowers — another alternative to fresh flowers
  • 増加(ぞうか): increase — a homophone with completely different meaning and kanji
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Added 2026.3.21 18:06 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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