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蓮 means 'lotus'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1808   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-2    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 21 words   Used in 47 words   Used in 475 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   レン
Kun
   はす lotus
Kun    はちす
⿱   () grass   take  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 蓮 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 蓮 is used 42 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
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レン : 30 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: 蓮花
noun
1. lotus flower  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
2. Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)  (see also: 蓮華草; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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はす : 9 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: はす
noun
1. sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus  (often written with kana only)
2. rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)  (see also: 木槿; this meaning is restricted to reading はちす)
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はちす : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)  (see also: 木槿; often written with kana only)
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はす (read as ばす) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
prickly water lily
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An additional レン less common words include 蓮 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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レン   はす lotus   
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grass   
レン   つれる to take, to lead   つらねる to line up   つらなる to extend   
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シャ   くるま car   
move
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