菖蒲

しょうぶ

Also written ショウブ, そうぶ

Meanings

1. Noun sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
2. Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata) See also: 花菖蒲 (はなしょうぶ).

Kanji

• 菖 iris. Read as ショウ.
• 蒲 bullrush; flag; cattail. Read as フ.

Example sentences

• その庭園は菖蒲の名所です。
  The garden is famous for its irises.
• 池のほとりに花ショウブが綺麗に咲いていました。
  Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.

Words containing 菖蒲

• 花菖蒲 (はなしょうぶ) Japanese iris
• 菖蒲湯 (しょうぶゆ) bathwater with iris leaves
• 黄菖蒲 (きしょうぶ) yellow iris

And 4 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists