| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 蓮 | はす | ハス |
Pronunciation: hasu
How to Say It Outloud: ha-su
Usage: The word '蓮' is used to refer to the lotus flower commonly found in ponds and lakes in Japan.
Example Sentence Japanese:
池には美しい蓮の花が咲いています。
池には美しい蓮の花が咲いています。Example Sentence English:Beautiful lotus flowers are blooming in the pond.
Beautiful lotus flowers are blooming in the pond.Dictionary
蓮はすCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
- rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
- Nelumbo nucifera
ロータスロータスCommon word
Noun- lotus
- Lotus
ミヤコグサ属ミヤコグサぞく
Noun- Lotus (genus of legume)
法華経ほけきょう
Noun- Lotus Sutra
- Lotus Sutra
蓮座れんざ
Noun- lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
蓮の実はすのみ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- lotus seed; lotus nut
蓮華台れんげだい
Noun- lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
蓮華れんげ
Noun- lotus flower
- Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
- china spoon
- lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
結跏趺坐けっかふざ
Noun- lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
- Lotus position
白蓮教びゃくれんきょう
Noun- White Lotus Society
- White Lotus
蓮華座れんげざ
Noun- lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
- lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal
荷葉かよう
Noun- lotus leaf
結跏けっか
Noun- lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
蓮餅はすもち
Noun- lotus root-starch dumpling
妙法蓮華経みょうほうれんげきょう
Noun- Lotus Sutra
蓮池はすいけ
Noun- lotus pond
蓮の蔤はちすのはい
Noun- lotus root
九品蓮台くほんれんだい
Noun- nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
半跏はんか
Noun- half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
半跏趺坐はんかふざ
Noun- half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
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