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Kanji Detail for 楠 - "camphor tree"
楠
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Meaning
楠 means "camphor tree." Also associated with kusunoki.
Camphor tree - An evergreen tree with aromatic wood.
Kusunoki - A large, long-lived tree.
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- Verified meaning: camphor tree
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read くす, くすき, くすざき, くすの)
- Also carries these associations: kusunoki
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.
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Name readings of 楠
Surnames 楠(くす)
楠(くすき)
楠(くすざき)
楠(くすの)
楠(くすのか)
楠(くすのき)
楠(なん)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
camphor tree
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
name of tree, Machilus nanmu
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
variant of 楠[nan2]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
Machilus nanmu
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A tree name. Also written as 柟. Commonly written as 楠. Grows in the mountains of Guizhou and Sichuan. Tall ones exceed ten zhang. Leaves are elongated oval. The wood is solid, dense, and fragrant, excellent for beams and implements. Red ones are solid. White ones are softer.
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Related Keywords
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