This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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はす、はちす、ハス
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
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紅蓮

ぐれん
crimson; crimson lotus flower
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日蓮宗

にちれんしゅう
Nichiren school of Buddhism
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蓮華

蓮花
れんげ、レンゲ
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
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白蓮

びゃくれん
white lotus; purity; pure heart
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蓮池

はすいけ、れんち
lotus pond
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睡蓮

すいれん、スイレン
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
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蓮根

れんこん、はすね、レンコン
lotus root
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蓮っ葉

はすっぱ
vulgar; wanton
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一蓮托生

いちれんたくしょう
sharing one's lot with another