Meanings
Readings
Common Words
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
iris (flower)
Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)
Archaic
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
Colloquial
Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
Abbreviation
reddish yellow
Food, cooking
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence
person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf
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