薔薇 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Rose Flower

(The flower of love)

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qiáng wēi

bara / shoubi

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薔薇 is the universal way to write rose (as in the flower) because it is understood in both Chinese and Japanese (same characters in either language). 薔薇 is also a common way to write about roses in Asian poetry. This can be translated as “wild rose” if you are looking for that title.

薔薇 is also how to write “rose” in old Korean Hanja (though they now use Hangul, and most Koreans of this generation will not be able to read this without a dictionary).

Rose

(Name used in botany and some poems)

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yě qiáng wēi

nobara

야장미

野薔薇 is both the technical term for rose in the science of botany. However, it also means wild rose and can be found in some forms of poetry as well.

If you are wondering, this word for rose sounds good in Chinese, not like a super-technical such as the Latin words we use for scientific terms in the west).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
薔薇蔷薇 see styles	qiáng wēi qiang2 wei1 ch`iang wei chiang wei bara(gikun)(p); shoubi; soubi; bara / bara(gikun)(p); shobi; sobi; bara ばら(gikun)(P); しょうび; そうび; バラ	More info & calligraphy: Rose Flower Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora) (kana only) rose; (female given name) Ro-zu
野薔薇 see styles	nobara のばら	More info & calligraphy: Rose (1) (kana only) wild rose; (2) (kana only) multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); (kana only) multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); (female given name) Nobara
冬薔薇 see styles	fuyusoubi; fuyubara / fuyusobi; fuyubara ふゆそうび; ふゆばら	冬薔薇 Custom Scroll winter rose
紅薔薇 see styles	benibara べにばら	紅薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Benibara
美薔薇 see styles	misora みそら	美薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Misora
聖薔薇 see styles	seira / sera せいら	聖薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Seira
薔薇名 see styles	barana ばらな	薔薇名 Custom Scroll (female given name) Barana
薔薇園 see styles	baraen ばらえん	薔薇園 Custom Scroll rose garden
薔薇子 see styles	barako ばらこ	薔薇子 Custom Scroll (female given name) Barako
薔薇島 see styles	barajima ばらじま	薔薇島 Custom Scroll (place-name) Barajima
薔薇族 see styles	barazoku ばらぞく	薔薇族 Custom Scroll (work) Barazoku (gay men's magazine; 1971-2011); (wk) Barazoku (gay men's magazine; 1971-2011)
薔薇羽 see styles	baraha ばらは	薔薇羽 Custom Scroll (female given name) Baraha
薔薇色 see styles	barairo ばらいろ	薔薇色 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) rose-colour; rose-color
薔薇花 see styles	baraka ばらか	薔薇花 Custom Scroll (female given name) Baraka
薔薇鯥 see styles	baramutsu; baramutsu ばらむつ; バラムツ	薔薇鯥 Custom Scroll (kana only) oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus)
衣薔薇 see styles	ibara いばら	衣薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Ibara
赤薔薇 see styles	arisu ありす	赤薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Arisu
雪薔薇 see styles	yukibara ゆきばら	雪薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Yukibara
麗薔薇 see styles	reira / rera れいら	麗薔薇 Custom Scroll (female given name) Reira
大薔薇苺 see styles	oobaraichigo; oobaraichigo おおばらいちご; オオバライチゴ	大薔薇苺 Custom Scroll (kana only) Rubus croceacanthus (species of raspberry)
庚申薔薇 see styles	koushinbara; koushinbara / koshinbara; koshinbara こうしんばら; コウシンバラ	庚申薔薇 Custom Scroll (kana only) (See 長春花) China rose (Rosa chinensis); monthly rosebush
薔薇の蕾 see styles	baranotsubomi ばらのつぼみ	薔薇の蕾 Custom Scroll (exp,n) rosebud
薔薇戦争 see styles	barasensou / barasenso ばらせんそう	薔薇戦争 Custom Scroll War of the Roses
薔薇笛鯛 see styles	barafuedai; barafuedai ばらふえだい; バラフエダイ	薔薇笛鯛 Custom Scroll (kana only) two-spot red snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
薔薇羽太 see styles	barahata; barahata ばらはた; バラハタ	薔薇羽太 Custom Scroll (kana only) yellow-edged lyretail (Variola louti); lyretail grouper; coronation cod
薔薇花蕾蔷薇花蕾 see styles	qiáng wēi huā lěi qiang2 wei1 hua1 lei3 ch`iang wei hua lei chiang wei hua lei	薔薇花蕾 Custom Scroll rosebud
薔薇輝石 see styles	barakiseki ばらきせき	薔薇輝石 Custom Scroll rhodonite
難波薔薇 see styles	naniwaibara; naniwaibara なにわいばら; ナニワイバラ	難波薔薇 Custom Scroll (kana only) Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata)
素薔薇しい see styles	sunbarashii / sunbarashi すんばらしい subarashii / subarashi すばらしい	素薔薇しい Custom Scroll (irregular kanji usage) (adjective) wonderful; splendid; magnificent
薔薇の名前 see styles	baranonamae ばらのなまえ	薔薇の名前 Custom Scroll (work) The Name of the Rose (1980 novel by Umberto Eco); (wk) The Name of the Rose (1980 novel by Umberto Eco)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Rose Flower	薔薇蔷薇	bara / shoubi bara / shobi	qiáng wēi qiang2 wei1 qiang wei qiangwei	ch`iang wei chiangwei chiang wei
Rose	野薔薇野蔷薇	nobara	yě qiáng wēi ye3 qiang2 wei1 ye qiang wei yeqiangwei	yeh ch`iang wei yehchiangwei yeh chiang wei
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.