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Kanji Detail for 榊 - "sakaki, sacred tree"

榊

  • Meaning

    榊 means "sakaki, sacred tree."

    1. Sakaki - An evergreen tree of the camellia family; sacred tree offered at Shinto shrines.

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    • Verified meaning: sakaki, sacred tree
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かしわ, さかき, たちばな)

    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 榊

    Given names 榊(さかき)Listen

    Surnames 榊(かしわ)Listen 榊(たちばな)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sacred Shinto tree; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a sacred Shinto tree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (Japanese kokuji) sakaki (Cleyera japonica), evergreen tree used in Shinto to decorate sacred spaces

  • Onyomi

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    none

  • Kunyomi

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    sakaki(さかき) さかき

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    sakaki sacred tree shinto shrine evergreen divine ritual ceremony pure purification offering tradition

Sentences including 榊

  • A Mr Sakaki has come to see you.

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