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Kanji Detail for 梢 - "treetop, tip"

梢

  • Meaning

    梢 means "treetop, tip." Also associated with helm.

    1. Treetop - The tip of a tree branch; the crown.

    2. Tip - The end; the extremity; the point.

    3. Helm - The rudder of a ship for steering.

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    • Verified meaning: treetop, tip
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あずさ, かつたか, かつと, かつなり)
    • Also carries these associations: helm

    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 梢

    Given names 梢(あずさ)Listen 梢(こずえ)Listen

    Surnames 梢(かつたか)Listen 梢(かつと)Listen 梢(かつなり)Listen 梢(かつのぶ)Listen 梢(かつはた)Listen 梢(かつひと)Listen 梢(かつひろ)Listen 梢(かつみ)Listen 梢(かつもり)Listen 梢(かつや)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    treetops; twig

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pointed tip of something long like a branch; rudder

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tip of branch

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    the tip of a branch; rudder

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

    The tip of a tree. Any end is called 梢. Such as the conclusion of a matter is called 收梢. | The end of a boat's rudder is called 梢. Hence boatmen are called 梢公.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kozue(こずえ) こずえ

    kusunoki(くすのき) くすのき

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    treetop tip helm end rudder twig apex branch crown peak point summit foliage top extremity steering

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