花弁

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 花弁 (かべん) is a noun for an individual petal forming part of a flower.
• Basic usage: It describes petals blowing in the wind or a petal surface observed under a microscope.
  • 白い花弁が風に舞っていた。 — White petals blew in the wind.
  • 顕微鏡で花弁の表面を観察した。 — We observed the surface of a flower petal under a microscope.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Whole flower and petal
  • 花 names the flower as a whole, while 花弁 identifies one of its component petals.