Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 菖蒲(しょうぶ) in Japanese

菖蒲
Kana Reading
しょうぶ, そうぶ
Romaji
shōbu, sōbu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

Examples of 菖蒲, しょうぶ, そうぶ in a sentence



Related Kanji

13 strokes

bullrush, flag, cattail

On'Yomi: ホ, ボ, フ, ブ

Kun'Yomi: がま, かば, かま

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JLPT 1

11 strokes

iris

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi:

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