菖蒲
アヤメ、あやめ
ayame
JMdict entry #1351485
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) iris (flower)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
archaic
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
see: 菖蒲・しょうぶ・1
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
その庭園は菖蒲の名所です。
sono teien ha shoubu no meisho desu 。
The garden is famous for its irises.
池のほとりに花ショウブが綺麗に咲いていました。
ike no hotori ni hana shoubu ga kirei ni sai te i mashi ta 。
Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.
この端午の節句と関係の深いしょうぶは、花は美しくありません。
kono tango no sekku to kankei no fukai shoubu ha 、 hana ha utsukushiku ari mase n 。
The iris deeply associated with the Boys' Festival does not have a beautiful flower.