菖蒲

菖蒲

1. sweet flag (Acorus)

   水菖蒲  ―  shuǐchāngpú  ―  Acorus calamus

   石菖蒲  ―  shíchāngpú  ―  Acorus gramineus

2. (～花) iris or a similar flower

   黃菖蒲／黄菖蒲  ―  huángchāngpú  ―  yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)

   唐菖蒲  ―  tángchāngpú  ―  Gladiolus × hybridus

   庭菖蒲  ―  tíngchāngpú  ―  Sisyrinchium rosulatum

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.^[1]

• (Tokyo) あやめ [àyámé] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [a̠ja̠me̞]

菖蒲(あやめ) or 菖蒲(アヤメ) • (ayame) 

1. iris, Iris sanguinea
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
3. (archaic, poetic) the month of May
5. (card games, hanafuda) the suit of iris in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of May

   Synonyms: 菖蒲 (shōbu), 杜若 (kakitsubata)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アヤメ (ayame). As a hanafuda term, it is typically written in kanji, as 菖蒲.

• 狸菖蒲(タヌキアヤメ) (tanuki ayame)

菖蒲(あやめ) • (Ayame) 

1. a female given name

/ɕaubu/ → /ɕɔːbu/ → /ɕoːbu/

From Middle Chinese 菖蒲 (MC tsyhang bu, literally “iris + bulrush, cattail; vine”).

• (Tokyo) しょーぶ [shóꜜòbù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːbɯ̟]

菖(しょう)蒲(ぶ) or 菖蒲(ショウブ) • (shōbu) ^{←しやうぶ (syaubu)?}

1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
2. iris (flower)
4. (card games, hanafuda) the suit of iris in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of May

   Synonyms: 菖蒲 (ayame), 杜若 (kakitsubata)

5. 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

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary). As a hanafuda term, it is typically written in kanji, as 菖蒲.

• 岩菖蒲(イワショウブ) (iwa shōbu)
• 石菖蒲(セキショウブ) (seki shōbu)

Shift in pronunciation from shōbu above.^[1][2][3]

• (Tokyo) そーぶ [sóꜜòbù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːbɯ̟]

菖(そう)蒲(ぶ) • (sōbu) ^{←さうぶ (saubu)?}

1. sweet flag (Acorus calamus)
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