莱
莱: goosefoot weed
goosefoot weed; in 蓬莱
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Readings
On
ライ・リ
Kunあかざ・あわち・こうがい
Almost only in 蓬莱 (ほうらい), the legendary mountain of immortals, and names built on it; the on-reading is ライ.
Key words
蓬莱ほうらいlegendary mountain of immortals
蓬莱山ほうらいさんMt. Horai (legendary)
蓬莱飾りほうらいかざりKansai New Year food decoration
蓬莱橋ほうらいばしHorai Bridge (a place name)
Example sentences
蓬莱は、東の海にあって仙人が住むと信じられた伝説の山だ。
Horai is a legendary mountain, believed to lie in the eastern sea, where immortal sages live.
関西では、お正月に米や昆布を盛った蓬莱飾りを床の間に飾る家もある。
In the Kansai region, some households display a Horai decoration piled with rice and kelp in the alcove at New Year.
島田市の蓬莱橋は、世界一長い木造歩道橋として知られている。
Horai Bridge in Shimada is known as the world's longest wooden pedestrian bridge.