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菖

菖 — iris

On
ショウ
Strokes
11
JLPT
N1
School grade
9

Common words with 菖

  • 菖蒲しょうぶsweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamusOccasional

    その庭園は菖蒲の名所です。
    The garden is famous for its irises.

  • 菖蒲あやめiris (flower)Rare
  • ドイツ菖蒲ドイツあやめGerman iris (Iris germanica)Rare
  • 匂い菖蒲においしょうぶfragrant iris; sweet flag; orrisRare
  • 六日の菖蒲むいかのあやめsomething that comes too late to be useful; iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. on…Rare
  • 黄菖蒲きしょうぶyellow irisRare
  • オランダ菖蒲オランダあやめgladiolusRare
  • 狸菖蒲たぬきおやめwooly frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum); wooly waterlilyRare
  • 檜扇菖蒲ひおうぎあやめArctic iris (Iris setosa)Rare
  • 花菖蒲はなしょうぶJapanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensataRare
  • 江戸花菖蒲えどはなしょうぶIris ensata; Edo Japanese irisRare
  • 伊勢花菖蒲いせはなしょうぶIris ensata; Ise Japanese irisRare
  • 肥後花菖蒲ひごはなしょうぶIris ensata; Higo Japanese irisRare
  • いずれ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばた(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard…Rare
  • 菖蒲湯しょうぶゆbathwater with iris leaves; sweet-flag bathRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 2 words that use 菖.

  • 石菖 せきしょう Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)
  • 庭石菖 にわぜきしょう blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)

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