れん
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. lotus flower
2. Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
3. china spoon
4. lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
Kanji used
lotus (a type of flower)
flashy flower
Pitch accent
んげ
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Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs; lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
Japanese azalea (Rhododendron japonicum); renge azalea
lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
Chinese dunce cap (species of succulent plant, Orostachys iwarenge)