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蓮: lotus

lotus
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Readings

On
レン
Kun
はす・はちす

Read はす alone or in kun compounds, but れん in 蓮根, 睡蓮 and 紅蓮. Also a common given-name kanji.

Key words

蓮はすlotus
蓮根れんこんlotus root
睡蓮すいれんwater lily
蓮池はすいけlotus pond
紅蓮ぐれんbright red; crimson

Example sentences

In summer, big lotus flowers bloom in the pond.

Mom sliced the lotus root thin and stir-fried it.

The water lilies in the park slowly opened in the morning sun.

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