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Iris Flower
鳶尾花 is the title for the iris flower in Chinese and Japanese.
If your name happens to be Iris, this is a beautiful way to express your name by meaning in both of these languages (it will mean your name but not sound like your name).
Can also mean wall iris, roof iris, or Iris tectorum.
Note: There are other titles for specific iris varieties - contact us if you need something special.
Iris Flower
菖蒲 is the title for the iris flower in Japanese.
If your name happens to be Iris, this is a nice way to express your name by meaning in Japanese (it will mean your name but not sound like your name).
Can also mean Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea) or sweet flag (Acorus calamus / Acorus gramineus) varieties.
Note: This will also be recognized in Chinese, though it is generally written with the addition of a character meaning "stone" in front of this title in Chinese.
Iris
アイリス is the name Iris in Japanese.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Iris
艾瑞絲 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the English name Iris.
Iris
埃里斯 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Iris.
Kazuya
一八 is the female given name Kazuya.
This is the same name as used for Kazuya Mishima.
This is also a word that means wall iris, roof iris, Iris tectorum, or fleur-de-lis.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your iris search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
眼 see styles |
yǎn yan3 yen manako まなこ |
More info & calligraphy: Eyeballs / Eyes(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (archaism) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (3) (archaism) insight; perceptivity; power of observation; (4) (archaism) look; field of vision; (5) (archaism) core; center; centre; essence; (surname) Mesaki cakṣuh, the eye. |
一八 see styles |
kazuya かずや |
More info & calligraphy: Kazuya |
菖蒲 see styles |
chāng pú chang1 pu2 ch`ang p`u chang pu shoubu; soubu(ok); shoubu / shobu; sobu(ok); shobu しょうぶ; そうぶ(ok); ショウブ |
More info & calligraphy: Iris Flower(1) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; (2) (colloquialism) (See 花菖蒲) Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata); (p,s,m,f) Shoubu |
鳶尾花 鸢尾花 see styles |
yuān wěi huā yuan1 wei3 hua1 yüan wei hua |
More info & calligraphy: Iris Flower |
アイリス see styles |
airisu アイリス |
More info & calligraphy: Iris |
芝 see styles |
zhī zhi1 chih shiba しば |
Zoysia pungens lawn; sod; turf; (personal name) Reishi A felicitous plant; sesamum. |
芷 see styles |
zhǐ zhi3 chih |
angelica (type of iris); plant root used in TCM |
葯 药 see styles |
yào yao4 yao yaku やく |
leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4] {bot} anther |
搾り see styles |
shibori しぼり |
(noun/participle) (1) tye-dye; tye-dyeing; (2) aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; stop; (3) contraction; squeezing; choke |
杜若 see styles |
kakitsubata かきつばた |
(kana only) rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata); (surname) Kakitsubata |
絞り see styles |
shibori しぼり |
(noun/participle) (1) tye-dye; tye-dyeing; (2) aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; stop; (3) contraction; squeezing; choke; (place-name) Shibori |
芝蘭 芝兰 see styles |
zhī lán zhi1 lan2 chih lan shiran しらん |
lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc) (1) (See 霊芝・れいし,藤袴・ふじばかま) reishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; (can be adjective with の) (2) talented; virtuous; (given name) Tsuuran |
著莪 see styles |
shaga; shaga しゃが; シャガ |
(kana only) (See 姫著莪) fringed iris (Iris japonica); Japanese iris |
虹彩 see styles |
hóng cǎi hong2 cai3 hung ts`ai hung tsai kousai / kosai こうさい |
iridescence; iris (of the eye) {anat} iris; (female given name) Nisa |
虹膜 see styles |
hóng mó hong2 mo2 hung mo |
iris (of an eye) |
鳶尾 鸢尾 see styles |
yuān wěi yuan1 wei3 yüan wei tobio とびお |
Iricdaceae, the iris family wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis; (place-name, surname) Tobio |
黒目 see styles |
kurome くろめ |
(1) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (can be adjective with の) (2) dark-eyed; sloe-eyed; (place-name, surname) Kurome |
黒眼 see styles |
kurome くろめ |
(1) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (can be adjective with の) (2) dark-eyed; sloe-eyed |
三白眼 see styles |
sanpakugan さんぱくがん |
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid) |
姫著莪 see styles |
himeshaga; himeshaga ひめしゃが; ヒメシャガ |
(See 著莪) fringed iris (Iris gracilipes) |
張純如 张纯如 see styles |
zhāng chún rú zhang1 chun2 ru2 chang ch`un ju chang chun ju |
Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking" |
愛莉絲 爱莉丝 see styles |
ài lì sī ai4 li4 si1 ai li ssu |
Iris (name) |
燕子花 see styles |
kakitsubata かきつばた |
(kana only) rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata) |
花菖蒲 see styles |
hanashoubu / hanashobu はなしょうぶ |
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata; (given name) Hanashoubu |
菖蒲湯 see styles |
shoubuyu / shobuyu しょうぶゆ |
bathwater with iris petals |
蝴蝶花 see styles |
hú dié huā hu2 die2 hua1 hu tieh hua |
iris; Iris tectorum |
馬蘭花 马兰花 see styles |
mǎ lán huā ma3 lan2 hua1 ma lan hua |
iris; Iris tectorum |
黄菖蒲 see styles |
kishoubu / kishobu きしょうぶ |
yellow iris |
ショウブ see styles |
shoubu / shobu ショウブ |
(1) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; (2) (colloquialism) Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata) |
パウア貝 see styles |
pauakai パウアかい |
paua (edible New Zealand abalone; species Haliotis iris, H. australis, H. virginea) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Iris Flower | 鳶尾花 鸢尾花 | ichi hatsu hana ichihatsuhana | yuān wěi huā yuan1 wei3 hua1 yuan wei hua yuanweihua | yüan wei hua yüanweihua |
| Iris Flower | 菖蒲 | ayame / shoubu ayame / shobu | chāng pú / chang1 pu2 / chang pu / changpu | ch`ang p`u / changpu / chang pu |
| Iris | アイリス | airisu | ||
| Iris | 艾瑞絲 艾瑞丝 | ài ruì sī ai4 rui4 si1 ai rui si airuisi | ai jui ssu aijuissu |
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| Iris | 埃里斯 | āi lǐ sī ai1 li3 si1 ai li si ailisi | ai li ssu ailissu |
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| Kazuya | 一八 | kazuya | ||
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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