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floral pattern; flower print
A decorative pattern featuring flowers or floral motifs, commonly found on fabric, clothing, tableware, and other surfaces.
花柄のワンピースを着た。
I wore a floral-print dress.
母は花柄の食器が好きだ。
My mother likes tableware with floral patterns.
春になると、花柄の服を着ている人が多くなる。
When spring comes, you see more people wearing clothes with floral patterns.
A compound of 花 (flower) and 柄 (pattern; design on fabric). The 柄 element is productive and appears in many pattern-describing compounds.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 花柄のワンピース: floral-print dress
- 花柄のカーテン: floral-print curtains
- 花柄の壁紙: floral wallpaper
- 小花柄: small floral print
- 大花柄: large floral print
RELATED PATTERN WORDS:
- 縞模様: striped pattern
- 水玉模様: polka-dot pattern
- 格子模様: checkered pattern; plaid
- 無地: solid color; plain (no pattern)
- 柄物: patterned item (as opposed to plain)