Hanakotoba

"Hanakotoba" (花言葉, "flower-language") is the Japanese language of flowers.

Since after World War II, the Japanese way of thinking, lifestyle and habits have been influenced by Western thoughts, therefore today it is not uncommon to find young Japanese people unaware of their own traditions, including the one about flowers and their meanings. They usually refer to the flower language of European origins, instead of their own. [cite web |url= http://www.geocities.com/kazenaga23/hana.htm|title= Meaning of Japanese Flowers|accessdate=2007-05-12 |last= Sugizo|first= Obata|date= 2006-10-10|work= Geocities.com|quote= The following is info about the Japanese flower language which is called hana kotoba. ]

Also, greeting cards made in Japan follow the codes in this flower language.

Flowers and their meanings

These flowers will be listed in Collation as per English.

Notes

Appearance of Hanakotoba in popular culture

Flower language is used in many movies and animation in Japan, such as Weiss Kreuz.

ee also

*Ikebana
*Ikenobo

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/kazenaga23/hana.htm Japanese Cultural Articles]
* [http://www.hanakotoba.name/ Flower Language(Japanese)]
* [http://www.hana300.com/aakotoba.html Flower Lists(Japanese)]
* [http://www.birthdayflower366.com/ Birthday Flowers(Japanese)]