Kanji

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

Stroke: 1/11

Component Analysis

菖
iris
ショウ
艹
( 艸 ) grass, radical number 140
昌
prosperous, bright, clear
さかん, ショウ
日
day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
曰
say, reason, pretext...
いわ.く, のたま.う, エツ

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