What does kanji 蓮 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蓮 is lotus.

How is kanji 蓮 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蓮 are はす, はちす; the onyomi readings are レン.

What is the main radical of kanji 蓮?

The main radical for kanji 蓮 is 艸.

What words use kanji 蓮?

Example words that use kanji 蓮 include 蓮, 蓮華, 蓮っ葉, 蓮の実.

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蓮

Meaning

Kanji 蓮

lotus

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はすはちす
Onyomi 音読み: レン
Nanori 名乗り: れ

Variant: 蓮 (Kyūjitai) , 莲 (Itaiji)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1839
Strokes: 13
Radical: 艸
Components: 込 • 艾 • 車
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 連 • 漣 • 嗹 • 璉 • 縺 • 謰 • 鏈

Related vocabulary

34 common entries

Showing 34 of 51 entries that include this kanji.

蓮

はす

rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

蓮華

れんげ

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

蓮っ葉

はすっぱ

vulgar

蓮の実

はすのみ

lotus seed

蓮の蔤

はちすのはい

lotus root

蓮芋

はすいも

giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)

蓮華坐

れんげざ

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture)

蓮華升麻

れんげしょうま

false anemone (Anemonopsis macrophylla)

蓮華草

れんげそう

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

蓮華台

れんげだい

lotus seat (under Buddhist statues)

蓮華躑躅

れんげつつじ

Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum)

蓮角

れんかく

jacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

池に白い蓮が咲いている。

White lotus flowers are blooming in the pond.

この寺は夏になると蓮で有名だ。

This temple is famous for its lotus flowers in summer.

朝早く蓮の花を見に行った。

I went early in the morning to see the lotus flowers.

蓮は泥の中から美しく咲く。

Lotus blooms beautifully out of the mud.

彼女は蓮の葉をじっと眺めていた。

She was quietly gazing at the lotus leaf.