lotus flower
Refers to the flower of the lotus plant. Often used in Buddhist contexts and decorative motifs.
See also: ハス
Abbreviation of 蓮華草 (れんげそう). A common plant in Japan, often seen in fields. Usually written in kana.
See also: 蓮華草
Chinese spoon; porcelain spoon
Abbreviation of 散り蓮華 (ちりれんげ). A flat-bottomed spoon used for Chinese cuisine, shaped like a lotus petal.
See also: 散り蓮華
lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
A stone base shaped like a lotus flower, used under gravestones or Buddhist statues.
I offer flowers on the lotus-shaped pedestal of the grave.
Beautiful lotus flowers are blooming in the pond.
The Buddha statue is seated on a lotus flower.
In spring, Chinese milk vetch blooms all over the rice fields.
I drink soup with a Chinese spoon at a Chinese restaurant.
散り蓮華 is the full term for the Chinese spoon; 蓮華 is the abbreviated form.
Standard kanji spelling for lotus flower and related meanings. High priority in news and frequency.
Katakana spelling sometimes used for the plant or in menus.
Kana spelling is common for the lotus flower and the milk vetch plant.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common than 蓮華.
From Chinese 蓮華 (liánhuá), meaning lotus flower. The kanji 蓮 means lotus and 華 means flower. The abbreviation senses derive from compounds where 蓮華 is the first part.