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Kanji Detail for 菖 - "sweet flag, iris, plant"
菖
- Meaning
菖 means "sweet flag, iris, plant."
Sweet flag - An aquatic plant (Acorus calamus).
Iris - A flowering plant associated with Boys' Day.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
iris
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
iris, sweet flag, calamus
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
see 菖蒲[chang1 pu2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
iris, sweet flag, Calamus
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
菖蒲 (calamus/sweet flag). A plant name. Grows by water edges. Leaves have ridges and are sword-shaped. Veins are parallel. Aroma is pungent. Flowers are small and pale yellow. Has two varieties, large and small. Large ones are three to four feet. Commonly on Dragon Boat Festival, leaves are cut into sword shapes to hang on doors. Also called 白菖. Also named 水菖蒲 (water calamus). Small ones are over a foot tall. Leaves are slender. Also called 石菖蒲 (rock calamus). Commonly called 細葉菖蒲 (fine-leaf calamus). Grown for ornamental enjoyment.
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