ラベンダー

らべんだー
noun
lavender
plant-flower
1. lavender (the plant, its scent, and the pale purple colour)
The fragrant purple-flowered herb, widely used in Japan for soap, sachets, and aromatherapy. Also names the soft pale purple of its flowers.
ラベンダーの香(かお)りが好(す)きだ。
I like the scent of lavender.
ラベンダー色(いろ)のハンカチを選(えら)んだ。
I chose a lavender-coloured handkerchief.
北海道(ほっかいどう)の富良野(ふらの)では、七月(しちがつ)になるとラベンダー畑(ばたけ)が一面(いちめん)紫色(むらさきいろ)に染(そ)まる。
In Furano in Hokkaido, the lavender fields turn entirely purple when July comes.

Common collocations

  • ラベンダーの香(かお)り: the scent of lavender
  • ラベンダー畑(ばたけ): lavender field
  • ラベンダー色(いろ): lavender (the colour)
  • ラベンダーオイル: lavender oil

Cultural note

Lavender is strongly associated with Furano in Hokkaido, whose fields became a summer tourist destination after appearing in a 1970s railway poster. Lavender soft-serve ice cream and lavender sachets are standard souvenirs from the region.

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