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蓮

蓮 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. (植物)はす。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「艸」+音符「連」。「はす」を意味する漢語｛蓮｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

lotus

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • レン
Kun (native)
  • はす
  • はちす
Other languages
  • 拼音lian2
  • 한글ryeon
  • Hán-ViệtLiên

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
艸(くさ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+84EE

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱艹連

Words using this kanji

  • 蓮はす（はす、はちす）ハス科の植物、またはその花。sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus, rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
  • 蓮華れんげ蓮の花。蓮花。 「蓮華草」のこと。 「散蓮華」のこと。lotus flower, Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus), china spoon
  • 蓮根れんこん蓮の地下茎。食用となる。蓮茎。lotus root
  • 蓮台れんだい蓮華をかたどった仏像などの台座。 昔、大きな川を渡る際に使用された人を乗せ、担がれた台。lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha, river palanquin, river litter (vehicle)
  • 蓮芋はすいもgiant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
  • 蓮池はすいけ蓮を植えてある池。lotus pond
  • 蓮角れんかくjacana (esp. the pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus), lily-trotter
  • 蓮餅はすもちlotus root-starch dumpling
  • 蓮葉はすはlotus leaf, vulgar, wanton
  • 蓮座れんざlotus seat (under Buddhist statues), lotus base
  • 蓮霧れんぶジャワフトモモの果実。wax apple (Syzygium samarangense), Java apple
  • 蓮華草れんげそうChinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
  • 蓮華坐れんげざlotus position (meditation and yoga posture), padmasana, lotus seat (under Buddhist statue), lotus base
  • 蓮っ葉はすっぱvulgar, wanton
  • 蓮月尼れんげつにname of a famous Buddhist nun
  • 蓮見白はすみじろhasumijiro camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
  • 蓮の蔤はちすのはいlotus root
  • 蓮葉氷はすはごおりpancake ice
  • 蓮華台れんげだいlotus seat (under Buddhist statues), lotus base
  • 蓮の実はすのみlotus seed, lotus nut

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-10
Four Corner
4430.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3k10.31
Heisig
2446
Nelson
4731