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はちす

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For pronunciation and definitions of はちす – see the following entries.
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[noun] older name for hasu below: a lotus plant or flower, Nelumbo nucifera
[noun] (Buddhism, particularly Pure Land Buddhism) a lotus bloom in the realm of Sukhāvatī (“Land of Ultimate Bliss”), as an expression of reincarnation
[noun] alternate name for 木槿 (mukuge), Hibiscus syriacus: the rose of Sharon, rose mallow, or St. Joseph's rod
[proper noun] the name of various places in Japan
[proper noun] a surname
蜂巣
[noun] beehive (home of bees)
(This term, はちす (hachisu), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as はちす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as はちす.)