菖
菖

iris

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菖蒲あやめアヤメNounFreq #31657
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iris (flower)

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Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)

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Archaic

sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus

菖蒲しょうぶショウブそうぶNounFreq #40420
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sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus

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Colloquial

Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

Examples
その庭園は菖蒲の名所です。
The garden is famous for its irises.
花菖蒲花しょうぶはなしょうぶはなあやめ (花菖蒲)ハナショウブNounFreq #148120
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Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata

Examples
池のほとりに花ショウブが綺麗に咲いていました。
Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.
菖蒲湯しょうぶゆNounFreq #161432
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bathwater with iris leaves; sweet-flag bath

せきしょう石菖セキショウNounUsually kanaFreq #182818
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Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)

黄菖蒲きしょうぶNounFreq #283976
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yellow iris

いずれ菖蒲か杜若何れ菖蒲か杜若いずれあやめかかきつばたExpressionFreq #290469
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Idiomatic expression

(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other; both so beautiful it is hard to choose between

にわぜきしょう庭石菖ニワゼキショウNounUsually kanaFreq #316638
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blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)

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