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Kanji Detail for 樟 - "camphor tree, camphor"

樟

  • Meaning

    樟 means "camphor tree, camphor."

    1. Camphor tree - An aromatic evergreen.

    2. Laurel - A tree of the laurel family.

  • Tattoo check: 樟

    • Verified meaning: camphor tree, camphor
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かちがわ, かつお, かつかわ, かつがわ)

    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 樟

    Surnames 樟(かちがわ)Listen 樟(かつお)Listen 樟(かつかわ)Listen 樟(かつがわ)Listen 樟(かつきよ)Listen 樟(かつしげ)Listen 樟(かつしょう)Listen 樟(かつせ)Listen 樟(かつはる)Listen 樟(かつまさ)Listen 樟(かつもり)Listen 樟(かつゆき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    camphor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    camphor tree

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    camphor; Cinnamonum camphara

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    camphor tree

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

    Name of a tree. Interchangeable with 章. In ancient times called 豫章. Produced in Guizhou, Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong, and other places. Height over ten zhang. Leaves are ovate. Evergreen through winter. The timber has very fine grain and is fragrant. When cut into slices and boiled, the vapor rises and crystallizes into white powder, called camphor (樟腦). Used for medicine and insect repellent.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kusu(くす) くす

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    camphor tree camphor aromatic evergreen fragrance laurel essential oil timber insect repellent medicine wood leaves forest

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