Translingual

Han character

蓮 (radical 140 艸+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 廿卜十十 (TYJJ), four-corner 4430₄)

References

• KangXi: page 1052, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 31722
• Dae Jaweon: page 1514, character 27
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3261, character 10
• Unihan data for U+84EE

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *renʔ, *reːn) : semantic 艹 + phonetic 連 ‎(OC *ren).

Pronunciation

Definitions

蓮

1. lotus; water lily
2. lotus seed
3. (Buddhism) Buddha's world; paradise

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

1. lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera

Readings

• Goon: れん (ren)
• Kan’on: れん (ren)
• Kun: はす (hasu), はちす (hachisu)

Etymology 1

蓮 (hachisu): Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod.

蓮 (hachisu, hasu, ren): Nelumbo nucifera: the lotus flower and plant.

Originally a compound of 蜂 ‎(hachi, “bee”) +‎ 巣 ‎(su, “nest, hive”), literally “beehive, honeycomb”, from the way the lotus seed resembles a honeycomb.^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) はちす [hàchísú] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡ɕisɯᵝ]

Noun

蓮 ‎(hiragana はちす, romaji hachisu)

1. older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera
2. (Buddhism, particularly Pure Land Buddhism) a lotus bloom in the realm of Sukhāvatī (“Land of Ultimate Bliss”), as an expression of reincarnation
3. alternate name for 木槿 ‎(mukuge), Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod

Related terms

Proper noun

蓮 ‎(hiragana はちす, romaji Hachisu)

1. the name of various places in Japan
2. a surname

Etymology 2

/hat͡ɕisu/ → */hassu/ → /hasu/

Appears to be a contraction of hachisu above.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) はす [hàsú] (Heiban - [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠sɯᵝ]

Noun

蓮 ‎(hiragana はす, romaji hasu)

1. a lotus plant or flower

Usage notes

The reading hasu appears to be more common for the lotus meaning in modern Japanese.

Derived terms

Proper noun

蓮 ‎(hiragana はす, romaji Hasu)

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Etymology 3

From Middle Chinese 蓮 ‎(len, “lotus fruit”). Compare modern Mandarin reading lián.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Goon
• IPA^(key): [ɺ̠ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

蓮 ‎(hiragana れん, romaji ren)

1. a lotus plant or flower

Usage notes

The ren reading is seldom used on its own. It is most often used in compounds.

Derived terms

Proper noun

蓮 ‎(hiragana れん, romaji Ren)

1. a female given name
2. a surname

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Korean

Hanja

蓮 • ‎(ryeon>yeon) (hangeul 련>연, revised ryeon>yeon, McCune-Reischauer ryŏn>yŏn, Yale lyen>yen)

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Vietnamese

Han character

蓮 (liên)

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