Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level: N1
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: iris
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ショウ
Composition: 艹 昌
Radical: 艸
Meaning: grass
菖蒲 (ショウブ) sweet flag (Acorus calamus), calamus, Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
菖蒲湯 (ショウブユ) bathwater with iris petals
石菖 (セキショウ) Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)
庭石菖 (ニワゼキショウ) blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)