六日の菖蒲

むいかのあやめ

Also written 六日のあやめ

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun something that comes too late to be useful (literally: iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)) See also: 端午の節句 (たんごのせっく).

Kanji

• 六 six. Read as むい.
• 日 day
• 菖 iris
• 蒲 bullrush; flag; cattail

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