肥後花菖蒲 ひごはなしょうぶ Meanings Noun Iris ensata; Higo Japanese iris Kanji 肥 fatten. Read as ヒ. 後 after 花 flower. Read as はな. 菖 iris. Read as ショウ. 蒲 bullrush; flag; cattail. Read as フ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists