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菖
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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.
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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.
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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
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Idiomatic expression
something that comes too late to be useful; iris (blooming) on the 6th (i.e. one day too late for the Boy's Day celebration)
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iris (flower)
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Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea)
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Archaic
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
