DiaryOct 29, 2026

ヒガンバナ

A short bilingual post about red spider lilies in Japan, their unusual shape, and the arrival of autumn.

秋あきになると、日本にほんではヒガンバナが咲さきます。

In autumn, spider lilies bloom in Japan.

ヒガンバナは、赤あかい花はなです。

Spider lilies are red flowers.

田たんぼの近ちかくや道みちの横よこで、よく見みることができます。

You can often see them near rice fields and along roads.

ヒガンバナは、細ほそい花はながたくさんあります。

Spider lilies have many thin petals.

とてもきれいですが、少すこし変かわった形かたちの花はなですね。

They are very beautiful, but they have a slightly unusual shape.

日本にほんでは、秋あきを感かんじる花はなの一ひとつです。

In Japan, they are one of the flowers that remind people of autumn.

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Look for the location phrases 「田たんぼの近ちかく」 (near rice fields) and 「道みちの横よこ」 (along roads). They tell you where you can often see these flowers.

「〜になると」 means “when it becomes…” Here, 「秋あきになると」 means “when autumn comes.”
「〜ことができます」 means “can…” 「見みることができます」 means “you can see.”
「〜の一ひとつ」 means “one of…” The final sentence describes spider lilies as one of the flowers that remind people of autumn.