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菖 means 'iris'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 3228   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-9    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 4 words   Used in 14 words   Used in 105 names   Not used as a component
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Notes
菖蒲 (bulrush) = あやめ = iris
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⿱  艹 (艸) grass  昌 prosperous  
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菖 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 菖 is used 10 times, read 1 way.
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noun
1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus
2. Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)  (see also: 花菖蒲; colloquialism)
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An additional ショウ less common words include 菖 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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菖
ショウ    iris (flower)   
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昌
ショウ    prosperous   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
艹
grass   
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