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

Noun

蓮(れん)華(げ) • (renge) 

  1. [from 940] a lotus flower
    Synonym: 蓮の花 (hasu no hana)
  2. [from 970] a lotus plant
    Synonym: 蓮華草 (rengesō)
  3. [date uncertain] a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring the lotus in the design
  4. [from 1110] short for 蓮華座 (rengeza, “lotus throne”), the lotus-shaped dais on which Buddhist statuary is placed
  5. 蓮華, レンゲ: [from 1911] short for 散り蓮華 (chiri renge, “a traditional Asian-style porcelain flat-bottomed soup spoon”)
    レンゲですくう
    renge de sukuu
    to scoop with a Chinese spoon
  6. alternative name for 紫雲英 (genge, “Astragalus sinicus or Chinese milk vetch”)

References
  1. “蓮華”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
  2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  4. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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