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蓮

lotus
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingレン
Kun readingはす、はちす
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. lotusRtK
    常人なら一生かかっても無理だろうが、本気になった蓮の前では、普通のシリンダー錠と大差ない。A normal person might spend a lifetime at it and still not succeed but faced with a determined Ren it was not greatly different from a normal cylinder lock.tatoeba
    蓮くんは察しは良い様だけど、もう少し心の機微というものを理解出来る様に努力するべきじゃないかしら。You're considerate, but don't you think you should work a little more at understanding the subtleties of the human mind?tatoeba
  1. sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
  2. indian lotus
  3. rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

Synonyms

ロータス

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
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Compound words

睡蓮すいれん
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea)
白蓮びゃくれん
white lotus
蓮花れんげ
lotus flower
蓮華れんげ
lotus flower
蓮根れんこん
lotus root
法蓮草ほうれんそう
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
鳳蓮草ほうれんそう
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
蓮の藕はちすのはい
lotus root
一蓮托生いちれんたくしょう
sharing one's lot with another
一蓮託生いちれんたくしょう
sharing one's lot with another
凌霄葉蓮のうぜんはれん
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
蓮華躑躅れんげつつじ
Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum)
南無妙法蓮華経なむみょうほうれんげきょう
Glory to the Sutra

Additional Examples

ねえ蓮、お姉さんが手をつないであげようか？キミは毎年すぐにはぐれちゃうもんね。
By the way, Ren. Should I take your hand? Every year you wander off.tatoeba
蓮の花はなんとも言えない芳香をはなっていた。
The lotus blossoms diffused an inexpressibly pleasant scent.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

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