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Kanji Detail for 枌 - "elm, shingle"
枌
- Meaning
枌 means "elm, shingle."
Elm - A deciduous tree of the Ulmaceae family.
Shingle - A thin wooden board (Japanese usage).
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
pine tree
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
variety of elm with small seeds
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(tree)
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A tree name. A variety of elm. White bark. In ancient times, communities planted trees suitable to their soil for shrines. Hence there was the Elm Shrine east of Han dynasty's Fengyi. From "Book of Han." Later, 枌榆 became a term for hometown, similar to 桑梓.
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