しらはす

Japanese

Alternative spelling
白蓮

Etymology

From 白(しら) (shira) + 蓮(はす) (hasu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕiɾa̠ha̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

しらはす • (shirahasu) ^{←しらはす (sirafasu)^?}

white lotus
Synonym: 白蓮 (byakuren)
- 1918, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Kumo no ito [The Spider’s Thread]‎:
  
  玉(ぎょく)のような白(しら)蓮(はす)の間(あいだ)から
  gyoku no yō na shirahasu no aida kara
  from between the jade-like white lotuses

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