柏
oak, cypress
Readings
On'yomi
- ハク
- ヒャク
- ビャク
Kun'yomi
- かしわ
Nanori
- かい
- かし
Meaning
柏 centers on a type of tree, specifically oak or cypress, often associated with strength and longevity.
Most common words using 柏
20 of 23- 柏かしわ
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
- 柏木かしわぎ
oak tree
- 柏レイソルかしわレイソル
Kashiwa Reysol (Japanese pro soccer team)
- 柏餅かしわもち
rice cake wrapped in oak leaves
- コロラド柏槇コロラドびゃくしん
Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
- 三角柏みつのかしわ
leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.
- 伊吹柏槙いぶきびゃくしん
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
- 児の手柏このてがしわ
Oriental arbor-vita (Platycladus orientalis); Oriental thuja
- 御綱柏みつながしわ
Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort)
- 新高柏槇にいたかびゃくしん
flaky juniper (Juniperus squamata); Himalayan juniper
- 松柏しょうはく
evergreen tree; conifer; coniferous tree
- 柏崎刈羽かしわざきかりわ
Kashiwazaki Kariwa
- 柏手かしわで
clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
- 柏手を打つかしわでをうつ
to clap one's hands in prayer
- 柏書房かしわしょぼう
Kashiwashobou (publisher)
- 柏槙びゃくしん
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
- 柏葉ゴムの木かしわばゴムのき
fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata)
- 柏鵬はくほう
era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
- 柏鵬時代はくほうじだい
era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado
- 真柏しんぱく
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Study
Etymology
柏 combines 木 (tree) with 白, which likely contributes the sound. It originally referred to a type of evergreen tree.
Meaning mnemonic
A tree 木 with white 白 bark, like a birch, but here it's an oak or cypress. Imagine a sturdy oak with pale bark standing in a forest.
Reading mnemonic
For ハク, picture a hack saw cutting through the tough oak wood: hack -> ハク, and the tree 木 is being cut.