hanahaki (English, noun)
expansion: hanahaki (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: fiction
literature
media
publishing
glosses: A fictional illness in which a person bearing an unrequited love coughs up flower petals until they die or their feelings are reciprocated. The disease can also be cured by a surgical procedure that removes the flowers, but this will result in them losing their feelings of affection and all memories of the person they loved.
tags: Japanese
uncountable
Forms: