はす・蓮・藕hasu[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
   こちらには大おおきなハスの葉はがあります。↗

   We have very big lotus leaves.
2. nounrose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

• SynonymロータスNeutralKatakana loanword from English 'lotus'; neutral in register. Used where the English term carries over — the lotus position in yoga, the Lotus car brand — while the plant itself is normally 蓮.

Both name the lotus plant: use 蓮（はす） in ordinary Japanese, while ロータス, the katakana loanword of English 'lotus,' is kept mostly for borrowed contexts such as yoga and brand names.

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1. （はす、はちす）ハス科かの植物しょくぶつ、またはその花はな。