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Kanji Detail for 榎 - "hackberry"

榎

  • Meaning

    榎 means "hackberry." Also associated with catalpa.

    1. Catalpa - A deciduous tree of the catalpa family.

    2. Hackberry - A deciduous tree of the elm family.

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    • Verified meaning: hackberry
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えき, えのき)
    • Also carries these associations: catalpa

    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 榎

    Surnames 榎(えき)Listen 榎(えのき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lotus tree; nettle tree; hackberry

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    small evergreen shrub

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (evergreen shrub); Celtis sinensis

  • Onyomi

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    ka(カ) カ

  • Kunyomi

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    enoki(えのき) えのき

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    hackberry catalpa tree deciduous wood bark shade leaves

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