Japanese Spider Lily: A Beautiful Flower With a Deep Meaning
日本のとてもあつい夏が終わって、秋が近づいてきました!秋にも、きれいな花があります🌹
それは「彼岸花」です。9月ごろ、田んぼの近くや川の近くで、彼岸花を見ることができます。赤い花がたくさん咲くと、とてもきれいです✨

「彼岸」は、先祖を思う時期です。彼岸花は、秋のお彼岸のころに咲くので、「彼岸花」と言います。「曼珠沙華」という別の名前もあります。お彼岸は、春と秋にあります。秋のお彼岸は、9月の終わりごろです。

彼岸花には、少しとくべつなイメージがあります。日本では、昔から彼岸花はお墓の近くにもありました。そのため、「死」や「別れ」をイメージする人もいます😢でも、彼岸花の花言葉には、「また会う日を楽しみにする」や「想うはあなたひとり」という意味があります。大切な人を思う気持ちや、また会いたいという気持ちをあらわすこともできます😌

彼岸花の時期には、たくさんの彼岸花を見に行く人もいます!ちょうちょも彼岸花にあつまります🦋9月に日本に来る人は、ぜひ彼岸花を探してみてください。田んぼや川の近くで、きれいな彼岸花を見ることができるかもしれませんよ☺️

English Translation
Japan’s very hot summer is coming to an end, and autumn is getting closer! There are also beautiful flowers to enjoy in autumn.
One of them is the spider lily, called higanbana in Japanese. Around September, you can see spider lilies near rice fields and rivers. When many red flowers bloom together, they are absolutely beautiful.
“Higan” is a time when people remember their ancestors. Spider lilies bloom around the autumn equinox period, so they are called “higanbana.” They also have another name: manjushage. Japan has higan in both spring and autumn. The autumn higan is around the end of September.
Spider lilies have a somewhat special image in Japan. Since long ago, spider lilies have also been found near graves. Because of this, some people associate them with death or parting.
However, spider lilies also have flower meanings such as “looking forward to the day we meet again” and “thinking of only you.” They can also express feelings of thinking about someone important to you and wanting to see them again.
During spider lily season, many people go to see fields full of spider lilies! Butterflies also gather around the flowers.
If you visit Japan in September, be sure to look for spider lilies. You might be able to see beautiful red spider lilies near rice fields and rivers!
Vocabulary List
彼岸花(ひがんばな)— spider lily / red spider lily
秋(あき)— autumn
暑い(あつい)— hot
夏(なつ)— summer
終わる(おわる)— to end / finish
近づく(ちかづく)— to approach / get closer
きれい — beautiful / pretty
花(はな)— flower
9月(くがつ)— September
田んぼ(たんぼ)— rice field
近く(ちかく)— nearby / near
川(かわ)— river
赤い(あかい)— red
たくさん — many / a lot
咲く(さく)— to bloom
彼岸(ひがん)— a period for remembering ancestors
先祖(せんぞ)— ancestor
思う(おもう)— to think of / feel
時期(じき)— time / period
お彼岸(おひがん)— Buddhist period around the equinox
曼珠沙華(まんじゅしゃげ)— another name for spider lily
特別(とくべつ)— special
昔(むかし)— long ago / the past
お墓(おはか)— grave
そのため — because of that / therefore
死(し)— death
別れ(わかれ)— parting / separation
花言葉(はなことば)— flower meaning / language of flowers
また会う(またあう)— to meet again
楽しみにする(たのしみにする)— to look forward to
大切(たいせつ)— important / precious
気持ち(きもち)— feeling
表す(あらわす)— to express / represent
時期(じき)— season / period
見に行く(みにいく)— to go see
集まる(あつまる)— to gather
ちょうちょ — butterfly
探す(さがす)— to look for
見ることができる(みることができる)— can see / be able to see
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