蓮はす葉は

noun

lotus leaf

Literal botanical meaning: the leaf of a lotus plant.

• 池いけに大おおきな蓮はす葉はが浮うかんでいる。

  A large lotus leaf is floating on the pond.

na-adjective, noun

vulgar; wanton; coarse

Figurative use describing a person, especially a woman, as vulgar, wanton, or lacking refinement. Often seen in the compound 蓮っ葉 (はすっぱ), which is more common in modern Japanese.

See also: 蓮っ葉

• 彼かの女じょの蓮はす葉はな振ふる舞まいに周しゅう囲いは眉まゆをひそめた。

  People frowned at her vulgar behavior.

• 「蓮はす葉は」は、今いまでは「蓮はすっ葉ぱ」の形かたちで使つかわれることが多おおい。

  Nowadays, 蓮葉 is often used in the form 蓮っ葉.