Kanji Detail for 柏 - "oak, tree, enduring"

柏

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning
柏 means "oak, tree, enduring."
1. Oak - A deciduous tree with lobed leaves.
2. Cypress - An evergreen conifer tree.
3. Kashiwa - A tree whose leaves are used in traditional sweets.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

oak; cypress

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

cypress, cedar

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Bai; Taiwan pr. [Bo2]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

cypress, cedar

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

扁柏 (Hinoki cypress). A tall tree name. Several zhang high. Small scale-like leaves densely attached to stems. Fruit like a blanket. Dense grain, used for implements. | 側柏 (Chinese arborvitae). A shrub name. Six to seven feet to over one zhang tall. Leaves similar to Hinoki. Fruit somewhat diamond-shaped. | 檜柏 (Chinese juniper). Colloquially called offspring cypress. Has needle-like small leaves mixed among scale leaves. Spherical fruit. Like the Chinese arborvitae, used as ornamental.
Onyomi

byaku(びゃく)

haku(はく)

hyaku(ひゃく)
Kunyomi

kashiwa(かしわ)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
oak cypress kashiwa tree leaf deciduous evergreen strong enduring traditional Japanese nature sturdy protective lasting forest wood ancient robust resilient