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    3. 六日の菖蒲

    六日の菖蒲

    六むい日かの​菖あや蒲め

    something that comes too late to be useful

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab33 strokes

    六日のあやめ

    むいかのあやめ

    Noun

    1.
    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)
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    六
    む・む.つ・むっ.つ・むい…(6)
    six
    Kanji
    日
    ひ・-び・-か…(14)
    day・sun・Japan・counter for days
    Kanji
    菖
    iris
    Kanji
    蒲
    がま・かば・かま…(4)
    bullrush・flag・cattail
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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