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Kotomora

蓮

lotus

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • レン

Kun'yomi

  • はす
  • はちす

Meaning

蓮 centers on the lotus plant, a water flower known for its beauty and symbolic purity.

Most common words using 蓮

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  • 蓮はす
    N1

    sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

  • 紅蓮ぐれん

    bright red

  • 蓮池はすいけ

    lotus pond

  • 蓮華れんげ

    lotus flower

  • 蓮根れんこん

    lotus root

  • 睡蓮すいれん

    water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea)

  • 日蓮宗にちれんしゅう

    Nichiren school of Buddhism

  • 白蓮びゃくれん

    white lotus

  • 一蓮托生いちれんたくしょう

    sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat

  • 南無妙法蓮華経なむみょうほうれんげきょう

    Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra

  • 木蓮きはちす

    rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

  • 木蓮もくれん

    lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

  • 三葉黄蓮みつばおうれん

    threeleaf goldthread (Coptis trifolia); savoyane

  • 九品蓮台くほんれんだい

    nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

  • 九蓮宝燈チューレンポートー

    nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit

  • 凌霄葉蓮のうぜんはれん

    nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

  • 大鬼蓮おおおにばす

    royal water lily; water platter

  • 妙法蓮華経みょうほうれんげきょう

    Lotus Sutra

  • 岩蓮華いわれんげ

    Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)

  • 散り蓮華ちりれんげ

    ceramic spoon

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Etymology

蓮 combines the grass radical 艹 with 連, which likely contributes the sound レン. The character specifically refers to the lotus plant.

Meaning mnemonic

The grass radical 艹 sits above 連, like lotus leaves floating on water connected by stems. Picture a chain of lotus plants linked together.

Reading mnemonic

For レン, imagine a chain of lotus flowers linked together: the word 'chain' sounds like レン, and the linked lotus plants reinforce the reading.