Word Meaning 何れ菖蒲か杜若

いずれあやめかかきつばた izureayame ka kakitsubata

何れ菖蒲か杜若 is read as いずれあやめかかきつばた (izureayame ka kakitsubata) and means (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other.

Meaning

English

  1. (of a choice) one being as excellent as the other
  2. both so beautiful it is hard to choose between

Reading

Kana

いずれあやめかかきつばた

Romaji

izureayame ka kakitsubata

Writing Variants

  • いずれ菖蒲か杜若 いずれあやめかかきつばた izureayame ka kakitsubata

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 51 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 157530 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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そうぶ

Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

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むいかのあやめ

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いせはなしょうぶ

Iris ensata

江戸花菖蒲

えどはなしょうぶ

Iris ensata

肥後花菖蒲

ひごはなしょうぶ

Iris ensata

花菖蒲

はなあやめ

Japanese iris

菖蒲科

あやめか

Iridaceae (iris family)

菖蒲

あやめ

Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)

黄菖蒲

きしょうぶ

yellow iris

菖蒲湯

しょうぶゆ

bathwater with iris petals

檜扇菖蒲

ひおうぎあやめ

Arctic iris (Iris setosa)

オランダ菖蒲

おらんだあやめ

Dutch iris (Iris x hollandica)