bullrush, flag, cattail

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布団とん蒲団NounFreq #3238
1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet

Examples
朝になると布団を片づけます。
In the morning, we put away our futons.
2

round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

座布団座ぶとんとん座蒲団坐蒲団NounFreq #15252
1

zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular

Examples
この座布団を干して下さい。
Please air the zabuton.
掛け布団掛布団けぶとんNounFreq #24689
1

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

菖蒲やめアヤメNounFreq #31657
1

iris (flower)

2

Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)

3

Archaic

sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus

香蒲ガマかまNounUsually kanaFreq #33708
1

common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

菖蒲ょうぶショウブそうぶNounFreq #40420
1

sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus

2

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.
んぽぽタンポポうえい蒲公英NounUsually kanaFreq #43822
1

dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)

Examples
そのとき彼らはたんぽぽをつみとって、彼らの耳につけました。
Then they picked dandelions and put them in their ears.
NounFreq #44192
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common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace

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Abbreviation

reddish yellow

まぼこ蒲鉾NounUsually kanaFreq #45206
1

Food, cooking

kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.

かまととカマトト蒲魚NounUsually kanaFreq #62113
1

feigning ignorance; feigning naivety; pretense of innocence

2

person (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive; faux-naïf

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