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Kanji Detail for 蓮 - "lotus, water lily"

  • Meaning

    蓮 means "lotus, water lily."

    1. Lotus - A sacred aquatic flower.

    2. Pure - Symbol of enlightenment.

    3. Buddhist - Associated with Buddhism.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lotus

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    lotus, water lily; paradise

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    lotus

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    lotus, water lily; paradise

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A flower name. It is lotus. Anciently referred specifically to its fruit. Later commonly used interchangeably. Such as lotus flower being called 蓮花. Lotus leaf being called 蓮葉. In the past, women's bound feet were called 金蓮 (golden lotus). Based on the expression in "History of the Southern Dynasties" about Emperor Donghunji's concubine Lady Pan having "lotuses blooming with each step."
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