しょうぶ

See also: しょうふ, じょうふ, and じょうぶ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しょうぶ – see the following entries.
【菖蒲】
[noun] sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
[noun] iris (flower)
[noun] (card games, hanafuda) the suit of iris in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of May
[noun] 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
Alternative spelling
ショウブ
【勝負】
[noun] a competition; a game; a match
[noun] victory or defeat, the outcome of a match
[verb] compete; have a match
(This term, しょうぶ (shōbu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
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