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How do you say "pollen" in Japanese?
花粉
kafun
In Japanese, "pollen" is 花粉 (kafun).
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Pronunciation
Kafun is two even beats, ka and fun, with fun pronounced like 'foon' rather than the English word 'fun'.
Writing and usage
花粉 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
ミツバチは花の間に花粉を運びます。
mitsubachi ha hana no mani kafun wo hakobi masu.
Bees carry pollen between flowers.
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How to remember 花粉
Kafun sounds like 'car fun', but there's nothing fun about pollen when it makes your nose itch in spring.
Related words
- ecosystem 生態系 seitaikei
- habitat 生息地 seisokuchi
- wildlife 野生動物 yasei doubutsu
- environment 環境 kankyou
- pollution 汚染 osen
- recycling リサイクル risaikuru
- conservation 保全 hozen
- wildfire 山火事 yamabi koto
- landslide 地滑り jisuberi
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Questions about 花粉
How do you pronounce 花粉?
Kafun is two even beats, ka and fun, with fun pronounced like 'foon' rather than the English word 'fun'.
Is 花粉 formal or casual?
花粉 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 花粉 written in Japanese?
花粉 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as kafun.
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"Pollen" in other languages
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