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Kanji Detail for 椛 - "autumn leaves"

椛

  • Meaning

    椛 means "autumn leaves." Also associated with momiji.

    1. Autumn leaves - Colorful foliage; maple leaves.

    2. Momiji - Beautiful red and yellow leaves.

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    • Verified meaning: autumn leaves
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あき, いろは, かば, こころ)
    • Also carries these associations: momiji

    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 椛

    Given names 椛(あき)Listen 椛(いろは)Listen 椛(こころ)Listen 椛(もみじ)Listen

    Surnames 椛(かば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    autumn foliage; birch; maple; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    type of birch

  • Onyomi

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    none

  • Kunyomi

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    kaba(かば) かば

    momiji(もみじ) もみじ

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    autumn leaves momiji kaba birch maple foliage colorful deciduous tree forest nature beautiful red fall

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