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菖 (ショウ) — iris | Kumi Dictionary

Dictionary
Kanji
菖

菖

菖ショウ

iris

Kanji Nature & Environment N111 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

On'yomi

ショウ

iris

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 11

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Concepts using this kanji

Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)

blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)

六日の菖蒲

something that comes too late to be useful

伊勢花菖蒲

Iris ensata

江戸花菖蒲

Iris ensata

肥後花菖蒲

Iris ensata

Japanese iris

sweet flag (Acorus calamus)

いずれ菖蒲か杜若

(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other

bathwater with iris leaves

yellow iris

オランダ菖蒲

gladiolus

aromatic cane

Arctic iris (Iris setosa)

wooly frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum)

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黄菖蒲
花菖蒲
菖蒲
匂い菖蒲
菖蒲湯
いずれ菖蒲か杜若
江戸花菖蒲
肥後花菖蒲
伊勢花菖蒲
石菖
庭石菖
檜扇菖蒲
オランダ菖蒲
六日の菖蒲
狸菖蒲