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Kanji Detail for 樫 - "oak tree"

樫

  • Meaning

    樫 means "oak tree." Also associated with chestnut.

    1. Oak - An evergreen tree of the beech family; produces acorns.

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    • Verified meaning: oak tree
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かし, かたぎ)
    • Also carries these associations: chestnut

    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 樫

    Surnames 樫(かし)Listen 樫(かたぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    evergreen oak; (kokuji)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    evergreen oak

  • Onyomi

    tip
    none

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kashi(かし) かし

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    oak tree chestnut acorn deciduous hardwood forest wood sturdy strong durable shade furniture

Sentences including 樫

  • Are there oak trees on the hill?

  • An old oak is groaning in the storm.

  • There are oak trees in this forest.

  • Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

  • These oaks are over a hundred years old.

  • The table is made from oak.

  • Tom and Mary built their house near the old oak tree.

  • The morning after I arrived there, I took a walk into the woods of oaks.

  • Under the shadow of the oak tree, Tom and Mary recited haiku to each other all day long.

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