Kanji Detail for 柿 - "persimmon, kaki"

柿

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

柿 means "persimmon, kaki."
1. Persimmon - An orange fruit tree.
2. Kaki - The Japanese persimmon.
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- Verified meaning: persimmon, kaki
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read かき, こけら)
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 柿

Surnames 柿(かき) 柿(こけら)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

persimmon

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

persimmon

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

old variant of 柿[shi4]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

persimmon

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

A fruit tree name. Oval pointed leaves. Round fruit, astringent when unripe, sweet when ripe, red in color, edible. Peeled, flattened, and sun-dried, it is called 柿餅 (dried persimmon). Juice extracted from astringent persimmons can make persimmon lacquer, used for making umbrellas.
Onyomi

shi(シ)
Kunyomi

kaki(かき)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords

persimmon kaki fruit tree astringent autumn harvest japan orange sweet timber traditional

柿の風味が好きなの。
I like how persimmons taste.
最後に柿を食べたのっていつ？
When was the last time that you ate a persimmon?
となりの客はよく柿食う客だ。
The next-door neighbour's guest is a guest who eats lots of persimmons.
どれくらいの頻度で柿って食べる？
How often do you eat persimmons?
近所の家の多くに柿の木があるんです。
Many of my neighbors have persimmon trees.
トムとメアリーは２人とも柿が好きなんだ。
Tom and Mary both like persimmons.
柿は栄養価が高く、甘いのは最高に美味ですが、時々渋いのがあります。
Persimmons are highly nutritious and a great delicacy, but sometimes you get a sour one.
男の子たちが、私の柿の木になっている熟した実を全部持ち去ってしまった。
Some boys made away with all the ripe fruits on my persimmon tree.
梨や柿を食べ過ぎるとお腹を下すことがあるので、食べ過ぎには注意しましょう。
You can get diarrhoea if you eat too many pears and persimmons, so be careful how much you eat.
梨や柿を食べ過ぎるとお腹が下ることがあるので、食べ過ぎには注意しましょう。
If you eat too many pears and persimmons you can become sick, so be cautious to not eat too much.