Synonym of 撫子 (nadeshiko, “pink: any flower of the genus Dianthus”). / Yamato nadeshiko, a woman who possesses the ideal classical Japanese feminine attributes.

(chiefly literary) truly; indeed; without doubt

beautiful

(archaic) beautiful

(formal) Female third-person singular pronoun; she, her, girlfriend

(colloquial) a girlfriend (a female partner in a romantic relationship)

(literary) they (about women or girls)

to hold, to carry something / to have, to possess / to hold up, to maintain

holding, possession / wear, durability

continuative of 持つ