蓮
蓮 — Lotus
lotus
On’yomiレン (ren)
Kun’yomiはす (hasu)
Kun’yomiはちす (hachisu)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 蓮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓮 | はす hasu | sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus |
| 蓮華 | れんげ renge | lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon |
Study notes
蓮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1839 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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