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    3. いずれ菖蒲か杜若

    いずれ菖蒲か杜若

    い​ず​れ​菖あや蒲めか​杜かきつ若ばた

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

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    何れ菖蒲か杜若

    いずれあやめかかきつばた

    Expressions

    1.
    (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    菖
    iris
    Kanji
    蒲
    がま・かば・かま…(4)
    bullrush・flag・cattail
    Kanji
    杜
    もり・ふさ.ぐ・やまなし…(3)
    woods・grove
    Kanji
    若
    わか.い・わか-・も.しくわ・も.し・も.しくは・ごと.し…(5)
    young・if・perhaps・possibly・low number…(1)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
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    • 若
    • い
    • ず
    • れ
    • か

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