浦島花子 うらしまはなこ Meanings Noun Rip van Winkle effect (for a woman) (i.e.: feeling that everything has changed once one comes back to Japan (for a woman)) Kanji 浦 inlet. Read as うら. 島 island. Read as しま. 花 flower. Read as はな. 子 child. Read as こ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists