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香蒲

Readings

Kana: かば、がま、こうほ、かま
Romaji: kaba, gama, kouho, kama
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reed mace

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ホ、 ボ、 フ、 ブ、 がま、 かば、 かま
Meanings: bullrush, flag, cattail
Readings: コウ、 キョウ、 か、 かお.り、 かお.る
Meanings: incense, smell, perfume

Example Sentences

蒲団(ふとん)()して(くだ)さい。
➥Air the futon.
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カンボジアは国連(こくれん)援助(えんじょ)(うった)えた。
➥Cambodia appealed to the United Nations for help.
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(いけ)のほとりに(はな)ショウブが綺麗(きれい)()いていました。
➥Many Japanese irises were flowering prettily on the lake's edge.
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その庭園(ていえん)菖蒲(しょうぶ)名所(めいしょ)だ。
➥The garden is famous for its irises.
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カンボジアでの合併(がっぺい)事業(じぎょう)失敗(しっぱい)してしまった。
➥The joint-venture in Cambodia backfired.
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そのとき(かれ)らはたんぽぽをつみとって、(かれ)らの(みみ)につけました。
➥Then they picked dandelions and put them in their ears.
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