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    蓮

    蓮はす

    sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

    N1KMT8News #11+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab13 strokes

    藕

    はすはちすハス

    Noun

    1.
    sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    公こう園えんの池いけに蓮はすの花はなが咲さいていた。

    Lotus flowers were blooming in the park pond.

    KMT6Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    夏なつの朝あさ、蓮はすの葉はの上うえには露つゆが輝かがやいていた。

    On a summer morning, dew sparkled on the lotus leaves.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    蓮はすは泥どろの中なかから美うつくしい花はなを咲さかせることで知しられている。

    The lotus is known for blooming beautiful flowers from the mud.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentCulture & Traditions
    蓮はすの根ねは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな料りょう理りによく使つかわれる食しょく材ざいだ。

    Lotus root is an ingredient often used in traditional Japanese cuisine.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    仏ぶっ教きょうにおいて、蓮はすは清きよらかさや悟さとりの象しょう徴ちょうとされている。

    In Buddhism, the lotus is considered a symbol of purity and enlightenment.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions

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    蓮
    はす・はちす…(1)
    lotus
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