"菖蒲" meaning in Japanese

See 菖蒲 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [a̠ja̠me̞] Forms: 菖蒲 [canonical] (ruby: 菖蒲(あやめ)), Ayame [romanization]
Etymology: Shift in meaning from 漢女 (ayame), a compound of 漢 (aya, “Chinese”, appears in ancient clan names referring to very early Chinese immigrants to Japan) + 女 (me, “woman”), in reference to the earliest producers of textiles as a metaphor for the colorful patterns of the flowers. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|漢|女|pos1=appears in ancient clan names referring to very early Chinese immigrants to Japan|sort=あやめ|t1=Chinese|t2=woman|tr1=aya|tr2=me}} 漢 (aya, “Chinese”, appears in ancient clan names referring to very early Chinese immigrants to Japan) + 女 (me, “woman”) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|あやめ}} 菖蒲(あやめ) • (Ayame)
  1. a female given name Categories (topical): Japanese female given names, Japanese given names Categories (lifeform): Water plants
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-name-pLhOhtoi Disambiguation of Water plants: 17 2 13 6 10 9 1 8 13 9 13 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 18 1 13 7 9 9 0 9 13 9 13 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 18 1 12 11 9 8 0 9 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 17 1 12 11 9 8 0 9 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 49 2 6 7 6 6 1 5 6 6 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 17 1 14 6 8 8 1 9 14 8 14 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 18 1 12 11 9 8 0 9 12 8 12 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 34 2 25 22 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [a̠ja̠me̞] Forms: 菖蒲 [canonical] (ruby: 菖蒲(あやめ)), 菖蒲 [canonical] (ruby: 菖蒲(アヤメ)), ayame [romanization]
Etymology: Shift in meaning from 漢女 (ayame), a compound of 漢 (aya, “Chinese”, appears in ancient clan names referring to very early Chinese immigrants to Japan) + 女 (me, “woman”), in reference to the earliest producers of textiles as a metaphor for the colorful patterns of the flowers. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|漢|女|pos1=appears in ancient clan names referring to very early Chinese immigrants to Japan|sort=あやめ|t1=Chinese|t2=woman|tr1=aya|tr2=me}} 漢 (aya, “Chinese”, appears in ancient clan names referring to very early Chinese immigrants to Japan) + 女 (me, “woman”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あやめ|アヤメ}} 菖蒲(あやめ) or 菖蒲(アヤメ) • (ayame)
  1. iris, Iris sanguinea Categories (lifeform): Iris family plants
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-jWVG6ttQ Disambiguation of Iris family plants: 11 20 8 4 6 11 8 5 8 11 8
  2. short for 菖蒲襲 (ayamegasane): a style of kimono layering consisting of a blue outer layer and a light pink inner layer, traditionally worn in the month of May Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 菖蒲襲 (extra: (ayamegasane): a style of kimono layering consisting of a blue outer layer and a light pink inner layer, traditionally worn in the month of May)
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-ccPG2yi2 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 17 1 14 6 8 8 1 9 14 8 14
  3. (archaic, poetic) the month of May Tags: archaic, poetic
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-G6AXYJCR Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys
  4. (card games) in hanafuda, the card representing the month of May Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-YT8ixLiI Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 狸菖蒲 (tanuki ayame) (ruby: 狸菖蒲(タヌキアヤメ))
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːbɯ̟] Forms: 菖蒲 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), ()), 菖蒲 [canonical] (ruby: 菖蒲(ショウブ)), shōbu [romanization], syaubu [romanization], しやうぶ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: /ɕaubu/ → /ɕɔːbu/ → /ɕoːbu/ From Middle Chinese 菖蒲 (MC tsyhang bu, literally “iris + bulrush, cattail; vine”). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|菖蒲|lit=iris + bulrush, cattail; vine}} 菖蒲 (MC tsyhang bu, literally “iris + bulrush, cattail; vine”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうぶ|ショウブ|hhira=しやうぶ}} 菖(しょう)蒲(ぶ) or 菖蒲(ショウブ) • (shōbu) ^(←しやうぶ (syaubu)?)
  1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-T0mz813G
  2. iris (flower)
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-m3H3iweS
  3. (card games) in hanafuda, the card representing the month of May Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-YT8ixLiI1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Topics: card-games, games
  4. short for 菖蒲襲 (shōbugasane): a style of kimono layering consisting of a blue outer layer and a light pink inner layer, traditionally worn in the month of May Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 菖蒲襲 (extra: (shōbugasane): a style of kimono layering consisting of a blue outer layer and a light pink inner layer, traditionally worn in the month of May)
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-lvr4T4JK Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 17 1 14 6 8 8 1 9 14 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 岩菖蒲 (iwa shōbu) (ruby: 岩菖蒲(イワショウブ)), 石菖蒲 (seki shōbu) (ruby: 石菖蒲(セキショウブ))
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [so̞ːbɯ̟] Forms: 菖蒲 [canonical] (ruby: (そう), ()), sōbu [romanization], saubu [romanization], さうぶ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Shift in pronunciation from shōbu above. Head templates: {{ja-noun|そうぶ|hhira=さうぶ}} 菖(そう)蒲(ぶ) • (sōbu) ^(←さうぶ (saubu)?)
  1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-T0mz813G1
  2. short for 菖蒲襲 (sōbugasane): a style of kimono layering consisting of a blue outer layer and a light pink inner layer, traditionally worn in the month of May Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: 菖蒲襲 (extra: (sōbugasane): a style of kimono layering consisting of a blue outer layer and a light pink inner layer, traditionally worn in the month of May)
    Sense id: en-菖蒲-ja-noun-Aip-v1vZ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with multiple readings Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 17 1 14 6 8 8 1 9 14 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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Download raw JSONL data for 菖蒲 meaning in Japanese (10.3kB)

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  "title": "菖蒲",
  "trace": ""
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.