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菖
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iris

HSK 10 N1
Nature →Plants
chāng
ショウ
창
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 昌 prosperous =
菖 iris
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
grass
昌 Phonetic component
chāng prosperous
light of sun
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Chinese
菖 [chāng]
see 菖蒲[chāng​pú]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
菖 あや
Aya female given name
菖 あやめ
Ayame female given name
菖 しょう
Shou female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (2)
菖蒲 [chāng​pú] #43,477
Acorus calamus
水菖蒲 [shuǐ​chāng​pú]
Acorus calamus
JAPANESE WORDS (16)
菖蒲 [しょうぶ] #40,420
sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
花菖蒲 [はなしょうぶ] #148,120
Japanese iris
菖蒲湯 [しょうぶゆ] #161,432
bathwater with iris leaves
石菖 [せきしょう] #182,818
Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)
黄菖蒲 [きしょうぶ] #283,976
yellow iris
いずれ菖蒲か杜若 [いずれあやめかかきつばた] #290,469
(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other
アヤメ科 [アヤメか]
Iridaceae (iris family)
オランダ菖蒲 [オランダあやめ]
gladiolus
伊勢花菖蒲 [いせはなしょうぶ]
Iris ensata
六日の菖蒲 [むいかのあやめ]
something that comes too late to be useful
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
창포
sweet flag