薔薇

Noun

 * 1)  rose, especially multiflora rose

Etymology 1


From, itself an alteration from earlier reading ubara of the same meaning. The reading mubara appears in sources, but ubara is older.

The spelling is from.

Noun

 * 1) any shrub with thorns: a bramble, a briar
 * 2) a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose

Etymology 2
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From.

Noun

 * 1) a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose
 * 2) a color scheme for, with crimson for the outer layer and purple for the inner layer

Usage notes
For the sense, the bara reading above is most common.

Etymology 3
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Uses the goon reading of sō for the first character, and the kan'on reading of bi for the second character. Appears to be a shift in reading from shōbi above.

Noun

 * 1) a thorny flower of the genus Rosa: a rose
 * 2) a color scheme for, with crimson for the outer layer and purple for the inner layer

Usage notes
For the sense, the bara reading above is most common.