Kanji details for

 
Uses 11 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)

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iris
ON:
  • ショウ
    shou
Written with 11 strokes
Jinmeiyou Kanji (used in names)
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noun
1.
sweet flag (Acorus calamus), calamus
2.
Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)(colloquialism)
See also:花菖蒲
Other readings:
菖蒲【そうぶ】[1]
ショウブ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
iris (flower)
2.
Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)
3.
sweet flag (Acorus calamus), calamus(archaism)
Other readings:
アヤメ

やめかきつば
izureayamekakakitsubata
expression
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between(idiom )
Other readings:
何れ菖蒲か杜若【いずれあやめかかきつばた】

noun
1.
gladiolus(usually kana)
2.
Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica)(usually kana)
Other readings:
オランダアヤメ

noun
Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)(usually kana)
Other readings:
セキショウ
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