(はながら)

はながら
noun, adjective-no
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()た。
I wore a floral-print dress.
(はは)花柄(はながら)食器(しょっき)()きだ。
My mother likes tableware with floral patterns.
(はる)になると、花柄(はながら)(ふく)()ている(ひと)(おお)くなる。
When spring comes, you see more people wearing clothes with floral patterns.

A compound of (はな) (flower) and (がら) (pattern; design on fabric). The (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)壁紙(かべがみ): floral wallpaper
  • ()花柄(はながら): small floral print
  • (おお)花柄(はながら): large floral print

RELATED PATTERN 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)