睡蓮

すいれん

Also written スイレン, 水蓮

Meanings

1. Noun water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea)
2. pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona) See also: ヒツジグサ.

Kanji

• 睡 slumber. Read as スイ.
• 蓮 lotus. Read as レン.

Example sentences

• スイレンの葉っぱって、水面に浮かぶんだよ。
  The leaves of the water lily float on the surface of the water.

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