- kaben petal
Learners meet 花弁 mainly in written or formal descriptions of flowers, where it is more technical than the everyday 花びら.
桜の花弁が風に舞っている。
Sakura no kaben ga kaze ni matte iru.
The cherry blossom petals are dancing in the wind.
この花は花弁が五枚ある。
Kono hana wa kaben ga gomai aru.
This flower has five petals.
⚖️ Often confused with 花びら; both mean petal, but 花びら is the everyday spoken word while 花弁 is formal and written.
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