ひまわりTop 20000MeaningsNoun1. sunflower (Helianthus annuus) (Usually kana)Other spellings向日葵ひまわり21%Other readingsヒマワリKanji in other spellings向direction日sun葵hollyhockPitch accentひまわりUsed in vocabularyみずひまわりSenegal tea plant (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides); giant green hygroNounひめひまわりcucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus cucumerifolius)Nounひまわり油あぶらsunflower oilNounExamples1それはひまわりです。It's a sunflower.