蓮

12 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

lotus

Kun'yomi
  • はす
    		sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) ②rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
  • はちす
    		sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) ②rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
On'yomi
  • レン

Main Radical

艸(KanXi) 辵(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

レン 55.8%
はちす 44.2%

Character Breakdown

lotus
レン　はちす　はす (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
take along, lead, join
レン　つ.れる　つら.なる (4th, N3)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Common Words

ぐ
紅
れん
蓮
bright red ②crimson lotus flower
いち
一
れん
蓮
たく
托
しょう
生
sharing one's lot with another
すい
睡
れん
蓮
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea) ②pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
びゃく
白
れん
蓮
white lotus ②purity
みょう
妙
ほう
法
れん
蓮
げ
華
きょう
経
Lotus Sutra
れん
蓮
げ
華
そう
草
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
はちす
蓮
　
の
はい
蔤
lotus root
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References

Unicode hex code 84EE
JIS X 0208 1-47-1
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4731
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5105
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2940
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1511
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2047
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2360
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2446
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2197
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31722
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2227
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k10.31
Four corner code 4430.4