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Kanji Detail for 樺 - "birch"

樺

  • Meaning

    樺 means "birch." Also associated with kaba-color, kabanoki.

    1. Birch - A deciduous tree of the birch family.

    2. Birch color - A reddish-yellow color.

  • Words using 樺

    • 白樺 しらかば Listen Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

  • Tattoo check: 樺

    • Verified meaning: birch
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かば, かんば)
    • Also carries these associations: kaba-color, kabanoki

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 樺

    Surnames 樺(かば)Listen 樺(かんば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    birch; dark red

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    type of birch

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (botany) birch (genus Betula)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    a type of birch tree

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Name of a tree. Produced in Liaodong and northwestern regions. Color is yellow with spots. The bark is thick, light, and soft. Used for lining ■ (saddles), or for knife handles. When rolled with wax, it can substitute for candles, the so-called birch candles (樺燭).

  • Onyomi

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    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kaba(かば) かば

    kanba(かんば) かんば

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    kaba-color kabanoki birch bark deciduous forest hardwood wood reddish

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