Kanji
菖
kanji character
iris
菖 kanji-菖 iris
菖
Meaning
iris
Readings
On'yomi
- せき しょう Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)
- き しょう ぶ yellow iris
- はな しょう ぶ Japanese iris
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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菖 蒲 iris (flower), Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea), sweet flag (Acorus calamus)... -
石 菖 Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus) -
菖 蒲 湯 bathwater with iris petals -
菖 蒲 科 Iridaceae (iris family) -
庭 石 菖 blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum) -
黄 菖 蒲 yellow iris -
花 菖 蒲 Japanese iris, blue flag, Iris ensata -
狸 菖 蒲 wooly frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum), wooly waterlily -
匂 い菖 蒲 aromatic cane, orris -
檜 扇 菖 蒲 Arctic iris (Iris setosa) - オランダ
菖 蒲 gladiolus, Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica) -
江 戸 花 菖 蒲 Iris ensata, Edo Japanese iris -
肥 後 花 菖 蒲 Iris ensata, Higo Japanese iris -
伊 勢 花 菖 蒲 Iris ensata, Ise Japanese iris - いずれ
菖 蒲 か杜 若 (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between -
何 れ菖 蒲 か杜 若 (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between -
六 日 の菖 蒲 something that comes too late to be useful, iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)