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撫子

noun

瞿麦: pink (any flower of the genus Dianthus); especially, the 河原撫子 (kawara nadeshiko, “fringed pink, large pink”, Dianthus superbus)

庭に咲いている撫子の花がとても美しいです。

The pink flowers blooming in the garden are very beautiful.

意味（1）

瞿麦: pink (any flower of the genus Dianthus); especially, the 河原撫子 (kawara nadeshiko, “fringed pink, large pink”, Dianthus superbus)

c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 19, poem 4231)

nadeshiko wa aki-saku mono o kimi ga ie no yuki no iwao ni sakerikeru ka moPinks are flowers that bloom in fall, but at your house they bloom on a snow mountain.

意味（2）

Short for 撫子襲 (nadeshiko-gasane): a style of layering garments, with the front layer in the color of 紅梅 (kōbai, “red plum or apricot”), and the back with blue

意味（3）

a style of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”), another name for 常夏 (tokonatsu)

意味（4）

a lovable, caressable child