Japanese Language Trivia of the Day:

Today's trivia post is a virtual 百花繚乱!
Check out the variety of applications for flowers in Japanese expressions:

壁の花
かべ　の　はな
kabe　no　hana

Wallflower
(used just like we do in English)







天花
てんか
tenka

Snow.

雪花
せっか
sekka

Snowflakes.





名花
めいか
meika

A celebrated flower;
a beautiful woman.






初花
はつはな
hatsuhana

The first flower of the season;
a girl's first period.





鼠花火
ねずみはなび
nezumihanabi

A pinwheel.






死に花
しにばな
shinibana

A cut flower in bloom;
a glorious death.





徒花
あだばな
adabana

Fruitless flower;
something that is flashy with no content.





波の花
なみ　の　はな
nami no hana

The crest of a wave.








落花生
らっかせい
rakkasei

Peanut.

両手に花
(see yesterday's post)







言わぬが花
いわぬ　が　はな
iwanu ga hana

Not speaking is a flower;
Silence is golden.

Notes:

• 雪 (ゆき；yuki) is more commonly used for snow; 天花 is more poetic.
• ピーナツ　(Pi-natsu) is more commonly used for peanut. 落花生 is taken from the Chinese, where, apparently, the peanuts came from.
• Much love to Defendership for the photo shopping of those last two pictures.