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：2026/01/03
蓮
Hiragana
はちす / はす
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ハス科の多年草。またその花。泥水の中から長い茎を伸ばして水面に大きな葉を広げ、夏に大形の花を咲かせる。花は仏教で清浄・慈悲の象徴とされ、仏像の台座などの意匠に用いられる。 / 「蓮の花」「蓮の実」など、蓮に関するものを指す語。 / 清浄さ・気高さの象徴としての蓮。転じて、気高く清らかな人や心をたとえていう語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みずのうえにうかぶおおきなはっぱとはなをもつしょくぶつ。はすのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
莲花；荷花 / 指莲科植物，学名 Nelumbo nucifera
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
蓮花；荷花 / 蓮的植株
Korean Meaning
연꽃 / 인도연꽃
Vietnamese Meaning
hoa sen / cây sen
Tagalog Meaning
lotos (halamang tubig) / bulaklak ng lotos / sagradong lotos (Nelumbo nucifera)
Sense（1）
older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera
Sense（2）
(Buddhism, particularly Pure Land Buddhism) a lotus bloom in the realm of Sukhāvatī (“Land of Ultimate Bliss”), as an expression of reincarnation
Sense（3）
alternate name for 木槿 (mukuge), Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
Quizzes for review
older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera
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蓮
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The lotus flower is beautiful.
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蓮の花は美しいです。
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