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Chinese
菖蒲 [chāng​pú]
Acorus calamus; sweet sedge or sweet flag
Japanese
菖蒲 しょうぶ そうぶ (old) ショウブ 同音

noun

  1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
  2. colloquial Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
菖蒲 あやめ アヤメ 同音

noun

  1. iris (flower)
  2. Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)
  3. archaic sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
Korean
창포 [菖蒲]
Noun
sweet flag; A scented plant with flowers blooming in summer, and roots used as a medicine or added into water for people to wash their hair on the day of Dano, traditional Korean holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth month by the lunar calendar.
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Japanese Names
菖蒲 あやめ
Ayame place namesurnamemale given namefemale given name
菖蒲 しょうぶ
Shoubu place namesurnamemale given namefemale given name
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