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桧

Japanese cypress
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingカイ
Kun readingひのき、ひ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. japanese cypressRtK
  1. hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

桧扇ひおうぎ
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress
桧皮ひわだ
cypress bark
桧木ひのき
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
桧葉ひば
hinoki leaf
翌桧あすなろ
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
桧皮葺ひわだぶき
cypress bark roof
桧舞台ひのきぶたい
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.)
桧葉叉ひばまた
Arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)
桧皮ぶきひわだぶき
cypress bark roof
桧皮葺きひわだぶき
cypress bark roof

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 桧

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