Entry
  1. Noun

    lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

    see 結跏趺坐

  2. lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

Also written 蓮華座【れんげざ】

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Characters in this word

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lotus

Kun
はすはちす
On
レン
Strokes
13
Taught
Jinmeiyō
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1839 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 51

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (19)
CodeReference
2-3-10SKIP code
3k10.31The Kanji Dictionary
4430.4Four corner code
84eeUnicode hex code
1-47-01JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4731Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5105New Nelson (John Haig)
2940Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1511Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2047Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2360Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2446Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2197Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
31722Morohashi
2227Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
lian2Pinyin reading
ryeonKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
51WaniKani level
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splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous

Kun
はな
On
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1085 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-7, 2-4-6, 4-10-4SKIP code
3k7.1The Kanji Dictionary
4450.4Four corner code
1955deroo
83efUnicode hex code
1-18-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3955Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5058New Nelson (John Haig)
2283New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2841Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1465Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1973Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1581Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1704Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
807A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1266Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1409Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
31119Morohashi
1046A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1074Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1122Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1704Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1386Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1323Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
656Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1595Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua2, hua4, hua1Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level
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sit

Kun
すわ.るおわすそぞろにまします
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2337 of 2500
Radical
earth

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (17)
CodeReference
4-7-2SKIP code
3b4.11The Kanji Dictionary
8810.4Four corner code
5750Unicode hex code
1-26-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
41Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
978New Nelson (John Haig)
3547New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4361Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2970Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2844Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2861Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1874A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
542Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
4931Morohashi
zuo4Pinyin reading
jwaKorean reading