しょうぶ

See also: しょうふ, じょうふ, and じょうぶ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しょうぶ – see the following entries.

【菖蒲】 [noun] sweet flag (Acorus calamus) [noun] iris (flower) [noun] (card games) in hanafuda, the card representing the month of May [noun] 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 Alternative spelling ショウブ

【勝負】 [noun] a competition; a game; a match [noun] victory or defeat, the outcome of a match [verb] compete; have a match

(This term, しょうぶ (shōbu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)