How to Say "Dahlia" in Japanese

ダリア

daria[da̠ɾʲia̠]

The English word dahlia is translated into Japanese as ダリア (daria) or 天竺牡丹.

Meaning: any plant of the genus Dahlia (noun)

Ways to say it

“dahlia” in Japanese
Japanese	Romanization (Wiktionary)	IPA
ダリア	daria	[da̠ɾʲia̠] (narrow)
天竺牡丹	tenjikubotan

The term refers to any plant belonging to the genus Dahlia.

The traditional name 天竺牡丹 literally translates to 'Indian peony'.

ダリア is the standard, most common way to refer to the plant in modern Japanese. In contrast, 天竺牡丹 is a more traditional or poetic name.

daria

In the Japanese language of flowers, 花言葉, the ダリア carries contradictory meanings of 'elegance' and 'betrayal'.
The traditional name 天竺牡丹 uses 天竺, a term for 'India' that dates back to when Buddhism first reached Japan.
The word ダリア is a scientific borrowing from New Latin rather than a typical loanword taken from modern English.

あの庭には美しい大輪菊が咲いています。
Beautiful dahlias are blooming in that garden.
今日の花屋でダリアの花束を見つけました。
I found a bouquet of dahlias at the florist today.
庭に大きなダリアが咲いています。
Niwa ni ookina daria ga saite imasu.
A large dahlia is blooming in the garden.
このダリアの色はとても美しいですね。
Kono daria no iro wa totemo utsukushii desu ne.
The color of this dahlia is very beautiful.
母はダリアを育てるのが好きです。
Haha wa daria o sodateru no ga suki desu.
My mother likes growing dahlias.

A couple is looking at flowers at a local flower market.

大翔 Hiroto

この赤いダリア、きれいだね。
Kono akai daria, kirei da ne.
This red dahlia is beautiful, isn't it?
美咲 Misaki

本当。大翔くん、これ買ってくれる？
Hontou. Hiroto-kun, kore katte kureru?
It really is. Hiroto, will you buy this for me?
大翔 Hiroto

いいよ、美咲にプレゼントしたいし。
Ii yo, Misaki ni purezento shitai shi.
Sure, because I want to give it to you as a present, Misaki.
美咲 Misaki

ありがとう！とても嬉しいわ。
Arigatou! Totemo ureshii wa.
Thank you! I'm so happy.

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