はちす

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of はちす – see the following entries.

【蓮】J [noun] older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera [noun] (Buddhism, particularly Pure Land Buddhism) a lotus bloom in the realm of Sukhāvatī (“Land of Ultimate Bliss”), as an expression of reincarnation [noun] alternate name for 木槿 (mukuge), Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod [proper noun] the name of various places in Japan [proper noun] a surname

【蜂巣】 [noun] beehive (home of bees)

(This term, はちす, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as はちす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はちす.)