Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: iris

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ショウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ショウブ sweet flag (Acorus calamus), calamus, Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)

蒲湯 ショウブユ bathwater with iris petals

セキショウ Japanese sweet flag (Acorus gramineus)

庭石 ニワゼキショウ blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)