brush, firewood
柴 centers on small woody plant material gathered for burning: brush, kindling, or firewood.
柴 combines 此 (a phonetic element) with 木 (tree/wood), suggesting small wood or brushwood used for fuel.
The top 此 looks like a pile of sticks, and the bottom 木 is a tree. Picture a pile of brushwood gathered from a tree for firewood.
For サイ, imagine a sigh of relief as you light a fire with dry brushwood: sigh -> サイ, and the firewood catches flame.
brushwood; firewood
shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
Bupleurum stenophyllum (species of medicinal herb)
willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia
firewood gathering
brushwood fence
brushwood door; brushwood gate
brushwood color
Shibata Gakuen University
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
brushwood and firewood
heartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata)