Kanji
蓮
kanji character
lotus
蓮 kanji-蓮 lotus
蓮
Meaning
lotus
Readings
Kun'yomi
- はす sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
- はす いも giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
- はす いけ lotus pond
- はちす のはい lotus root
On'yomi
- ほう れん そう spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
- れん げ lotus flower
- れん こん lotus root
Practice Writing
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Common Words
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蓮 sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus... -
法 蓮 草 spinach (Spinacia oleracea) -
鳳 蓮 草 spinach (Spinacia oleracea) -
蓮 華 lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon... -
蓮 花 lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon... -
蓮 根 lotus root -
蓮 台 lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha, river palanquin, river litter (vehicle) -
蓮 芋 giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea) -
蓮 池 lotus pond -
蓮 角 jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus), lily-trotter -
蓮 餅 lotus root-starch dumpling -
蓮 葉 lotus leaf, vulgar, wanton -
蓮 座 lotus seat (under Buddhist statues), lotus base -
蓮 霧 wax apple (Syzygium samarangense), Java apple -
白 蓮 white lotus, purity, pure heart -
睡 蓮 water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea), pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona) -
水 蓮 water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea), pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona) -
蓮 っ葉 vulgar, wanton -
木 蓮 rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) -
紅 蓮 bright red, crimson lotus flower -
鬼 蓮 prickly water lily -
蓮 の蔤 lotus root -
蓮 の藕 lotus root -
黄 蓮 goldthread (Coptis japonica) -
蓮 の実 lotus seed, lotus nut -
蓮 華 草 Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus) -
蓮 華 坐 lotus position (meditation and yoga posture), padmasana, sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs... -
蓮 華 座 lotus position (meditation and yoga posture), padmasana, sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs... -
蓮 月 尼 name of a famous Buddhist nun -
蓮 見 白 hasumijiro camellia (Camellia japonica var.)