also: はすね
noun
Refers to the edible rhizome of the lotus plant, commonly used in Japanese cuisine. Often appears in dishes like 煮物 (simmered dishes) and 天ぷら (tempura).
レンコンの天ぷらが大好きです。
I love lotus root tempura.
この煮物にはレンコンが入っています。
This simmered dish contains lotus root.
Kanji form is rarely used in practice; the word is almost always written in kana.
Alternate reading はすね is very rare and may be encountered in older or literary contexts.
Compound of 蓮 (ren, 'lotus') + 根 (kon, 'root'). The reading れんこん is the standard Sino-Japanese reading. The alternate reading はすね uses the native Japanese reading for 蓮 (hasu) and 根 (ne), but is now rare.