プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
はな【花】
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❶〔植物の〕a flower；〔主に果樹の〕a blossom；〔桜の花〕cherry blossoms
花の模様
a floral design
花の（咲いている）野原
a field of flowers
花の咲く草木
a flowering plant
それらの花は早春に咲く
These flowers bloom [blossom] early in spring.
果物の木はたいてい春花が咲く
Most fruit trees blossom [flower] in spring.
桜の花が咲いた
The cherry blossoms are out.
花が散った
The flowers are gone.
花を作る
grow flowers
花を生ける
arrange flowers (in a vase)
花よりだんご
⇒だんご（団子）
❷〔生け花〕
花を習う
take lessons in flower arrangement
❸〔花札〕Japanese playing cards
花を打つ
play cards
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❶〔最盛期〕
人生の花
the best days of one's life
彼はあのころが花だった
〔社会的に栄えた時代〕Those were his best days.／〔身体的に旺盛な時代〕He was 「in his prime [at the height of his powers] then.
若いうちが花だ
Youth is a treasure.
❷〔最もよいこと〕
言わぬが花
Better leave it unsaid.
❸〔精華〕essence
これこそ近代建築の花だ
This is what modern architecture is all about.
彼女は社交界の花である
She is the queen of society.
花が咲く
話に花がさく
⇒はなし（話）
花と散る
die heroically; die a noble death
花も恥じらう
花も実もある
substantial as well as beautiful
花も実もある人生
a full life
花を咲かせる
最後の花を咲かせようと70歳で選挙に立候補した
Determined to achieve the final crowning success of his life, he ran for election at the age of 70.
花を添える
彼女はそのパーティーに花を添えた
She [Her presence] added to the gaiety of the party.
錦上花を添える
add luster to something that is already splendid
花をもたせる
仕事の完成について，彼に花を持たせた
They let him take [have] the credit for the completion of the work.
花生け
a flower vase
花売り娘
a flower girl
花かご
a flower basket
花柄
花曇り
a cloudy day during the cherry blossom season
花言葉
the code for flowers
花暦
a floral calendar
花盛り
⇒花盛り
花園
a flower garden
花代
⇒花代
花束
a bunch of flowers; a bouquet [boukéi|bu-]; a posy（▼小さい）；《文》 a nosegay（▼特に甘い香りの）
花便り
news of 「cherry blossoms [the blossoming of cherry trees]；《文》 tidings of the approach of the cherry blossom season
花作り
flower gardening；〔人〕a floriculturist
花電車
a streetcar [《英》 tram] decked out in flowers
花時計
a flower clock
花ばさみ
(a pair of) gardening clippers
花畑
〔花園〕a flower garden；〔花壇〕a flowerbed；〔高山の〕a field of alpine flowers
花冷え
⇒花冷え
花びら
a petal ⇒かべん（花弁）
花吹雪
a shower of falling cherry blossom petals
花祭
the Flower Festival; (the) Buddha's birthday festival
花見
⇒花見
花文字
〔飾り文字〕a decorated initial letter；〔章の初めの大文字〕decorative [ornamental] capital letters；〔花を並べて作った文字〕flower letters
花模様
⇒花模様
花屋
〔人〕a florist；〔店〕a flower shop, a florist's；〔屋台〕a flower stall
花輪
⇒花輪