What does kanji 菖 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 菖 is iris.

How is kanji 菖 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 菖 are ショウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 菖?

The main radical for kanji 菖 is 艸.

What words use kanji 菖?

Example words that use kanji 菖 include 菖蒲, 菖蒲科, 菖蒲湯, 石菖.

JinmeiyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 1

菖

Meaning

Kanji 菖

iris

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ショウ
Nanori 名乗り: あやあやめ

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: -
Strokes: 11
Radical: 艸
Components: 艾 • 日
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 唱 • 昌 • 娼 • 猖 • 倡 • 淐 • 椙

Related vocabulary

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Showing 15 of 16 entries that include this kanji.

菖蒲

しょうぶ

Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

菖蒲科

あやめか

Iridaceae (iris family)

菖蒲湯

しょうぶゆ

bathwater with iris petals

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)

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

オランダ菖蒲

オランダあやめ

Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica)

伊勢花菖蒲

いせはなしょうぶ

Iris ensata

黄菖蒲

きしょうぶ

yellow iris

花菖蒲

はなあやめ

Japanese iris

江戸花菖蒲

えどはなしょうぶ

Iris ensata

匂い菖蒲

においしょうぶ

aromatic cane

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭に白い花菖蒲が咲いた。

White irises bloomed in the garden.

母は花菖蒲が大好きです。

My mother loves irises.

梅雨のころに花菖蒲が見ごろを迎える。

Irises reach their best season around the rainy season.

池のそばに菖蒲が並んでいる。

Irises are lined up by the pond.

この公園は花菖蒲で有名だ。

This park is famous for its irises.

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