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Kanji Detail for 柊 - "holly"

柊

  • Meaning

    柊 means "holly." Also associated with banana-like tree.

    1. Holly - An evergreen tree of the olive family.

    2. Banana-like tree - A tree similar to banana.

  • Tattoo check: 柊

    • Verified meaning: holly
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しゅう, のえる, ひいら, ひいらぎ)
    • Also carries these associations: banana-like tree

    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 柊

    Given names 柊(しゅう)Listen 柊(のえる)Listen 柊(ひいら)Listen 柊(ひいらぎ)Listen

    Surnames 柊(ひいらぎさき)Listen 柊(ひらぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    holly

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    holly

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 柊葉|柊叶[zhong1 ye4]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    holly

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

    shuu(シュウ) シュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hiiragi(ひいらぎ) ひいらぎ

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    holly banana-like tree ilex evergreen prickly spiky thorny berries shrub ornamental plant winter leaves foliage wood

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