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樺

樺 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 木の名。かば。しらかば。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」 + 音符「𠌶」。「かば」を意味する漢語｛樺｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

birch, dark red

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • カ
Kun (native)
  • かば
  • かんば
Nanori (used in names)
  • から
  • かも
  • かん
Other languages
  • 拼音hua4
  • 拼音hua2
  • 한글hwa
  • Hán-ViệtHoa

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6A3A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木華

Words using this kanji

  • 樺かば木の名。かば。しらかば。birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
  • 樺色かばいろreddish yellow
  • 樺太からふと北海道の北方にある南北に長い島。樺太島。サハリン。サハリン島。1905年から1945年まで南部が日本領。Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
  • 樺桜かばざくらornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry, any cherry tree with birch-like bark, Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
  • 樺太鱒からふとますサケ目サケ科に属する魚類。Oncorhynchus gorbuschaとOncorhynchus gorbuの2種がいる。pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), humpback salmon
  • 樺太犬からふとけんSakhalin husky (dog breed)
  • 樺太梟からふとふくろうgreat grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
  • 樺の木かばのきbirch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
  • 樺太鷲からふとわしgreater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga)
  • 樺太雷鳥からふとらいちょうwillow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus), red grouse
  • 樺太柳葉魚からふとししゃもししゃもの代用魚として知られるキュウリウオ目キュウリウオ科の魚。。capelin, caplin (Mallotus villosus)
  • 樺のあな茸かばのあなたけchaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus)
  • 樺黄小町蜘蛛かばきこまちぐもJapanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)
  • 樺太千島交換条約からふとちしまこうかんじょうやくTreaty of Saint Petersburg (1875)

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