Saffron
in Japanese
Sa · Fu · Ran
sand · wind · orchid
Character by character
Other ways to write Saffron
紗芙嵐
Sa · Fu · Ran
veil · lotus · storm
咲富蘭
Sa · Fu · Ran
bloom · wealth · orchid
About Saffron in Japanese
In Japan, Saffron is written サフラン in katakana, the script used for foreign names. The kanji spelling 沙風蘭 is read Sa · Fu · Ran. Every character uses one of its real Japanese readings and was chosen for its meaning: 沙 (Sa, sand), 風 (Fu, wind), 蘭 (Ran, orchid).
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How do you write Saffron in Japanese?+
Saffron is written サフラン in katakana. A kanji spelling is 沙風蘭, read Sa · Fu · Ran.
What does 沙風蘭 mean?+
Character by character, 沙風蘭 means sand · wind · orchid.
Is 沙風蘭 a real Japanese name?+
It is a phonetic spelling (ateji): Japanese readers will read it as Sa · Fu · Ran and see the meaning of each character. In everyday Japanese, a foreign name like Saffron is written in katakana: サフラン.