蓮華
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 蓮 | 華 |
| れん Jinmeiyō | げ Grade: S |
| goon | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蓮花 |
蓮華 (renge): the lotus flower.
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 蓮華 (MC len ɦˠua).
First cited in Japanese to a text from 940.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) れんげ [rèńgé] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [ɾẽ̞ŋɡe̞]
Noun
蓮華 • (renge)
- [from 940] a lotus flower
- Synonym: 蓮の花 (hasu no hana)
- [from 970] a lotus plant
- Synonym: 蓮華草 (rengesō)
- [date uncertain] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring the lotus in the design
- [from 1110] short for 蓮華座 (rengeza, “lotus throne”), the lotus-shaped dais on which Buddhist statuary is placed
- [from 1911] short for 散り蓮華 (chiri renge, “a traditional Asian-style porcelain flat-bottomed soup spoon”)
- alternative name for 紫雲英 (genge, “Astragalus sinicus or Chinese milk vetch”)
References
- “蓮華”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN