紫陽花

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 紫陽花(あじさい) is the plant name hydrangea.
• Basic usage: It is used to describe hydrangeas and their colors in a garden after rain or along a slope.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Kanji and kana spellings
  • The three characters together are read あじさい, not as a sequence of their usual on-readings. The katakana plant name アジサイ is the same word.