花 柄(はながら)

はながら

noun, no-adjective

floral pattern; flower print

1. floral pattern; flower print

A decorative pattern featuring flowers or floral motifs, commonly found on fabric, clothing, tableware, and other surfaces.

花柄(はながら)のワンピースを着(き)た。

I wore a floral-print dress.

母(はは)は花柄(はながら)の食器(しょっき)が好(す)きだ。

My mother likes tableware with floral patterns.

春(はる)になると、花柄(はながら)の服(ふく)を着(き)ている人(ひと)が多(おお)くなる。

When spring comes, you see more people wearing clothes with floral patterns.

A compound of 花(はな) (flower) and 柄(がら) (pattern; design on fabric). The 柄(がら) element is productive and appears in many pattern-describing compounds.

Common collocations

花柄(はながら)のワンピース: floral-print dress
花柄(はながら)のカーテン: floral-print curtains
花柄(はながら)の壁紙(かべがみ): floral wallpaper
小(こ)花柄(はながら): small floral print
大(おお)花柄(はながら): large floral print

Related words

縞模様(しまもよう): striped pattern
水玉模様(みずたまもよう): polka-dot pattern
格子模様(こうしもよう): checkered pattern; plaid
無地(むじ): solid color; plain (no pattern)
柄物(がらもの): patterned item (as opposed to plain)

Related Words

Related: 縞模様(しまもよう) (striped pattern)

Related: 水玉模様(みずたまもよう) (polka-dot pattern)

Related: 格子模様(こうしもよう) (checkered pattern)

Related: 無地(むじ) (solid color)

Related: 柄物(がらもの) (patterned item)

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Added 2026.4.30 22:32 · Revised 2026.10.7 15:25

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