ショウブ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ショウブ – see the following entry.
【菖蒲しょうぶ】
[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
(This term, ショウブ (shōbu), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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