Word Meaning 杜若

かきつばた kakitsubata

杜若 is read as かきつばた (kakitsubata) and means rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata).

Meaning

English

rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)

Reading

Kana

かきつばた

Romaji

kakitsubata

Writing Variants

燕子花 かきつばた kakitsubata

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 139553 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

杜

もり

forest

従容自若

しょうようじじゃく

having presence of mind

泰然自若

たいぜんじじゃく

having presence of mind

杜撰

ずさん

using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing)

老若

ろうじゃく

young and old

般若

はんにゃ

family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask

年若

としわか

young

自若

じじゃく

self-possessed

若

わか

child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing)

神色自若

しんしょくじじゃく

perfect composure

若宮

わかみや

child of the imperial family

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