樫
evergreen oak, (kokuji)
Readings
On'yomi
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Kun'yomi
- かし
Meaning
樫 centers on a specific type of oak tree: the evergreen oak. It is a kokuji created in Japan to name this tree.
Most common words using 樫
- 樫かし
evergreen oak
- いちい樫いちいがし
Quercus gilva (species of oak)
- コルク樫コルクがし
cork oak
- 今芽樫いまめがし
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
- 姥目樫うばめがし
ubame oak (Quercus phillyraeoides)
- 樫粉かしご
oak flour (esp. as animal food); acorn flour
- 熊樫くまがし
large evergreen oak
- 白樫しらかし
quercus myrsinifolia; bamboo Leaved Oak; quercus myrsinaefolia
- 粗樫あらかし
ring-cupped oak (Quercus glauca); Japanese blue oak
- 衝羽根樫つくばねがし
Quercus sessilifolia (species of oak)
- 赤樫あかがし
Japanese evergreen oak (Quercus acuta)
- 黒樫くろがし
black oak
Study
Etymology
樫 is a kokuji, a character created in Japan. It combines 木 (tree) with 堅 (hard, firm) to represent the hard wood of the evergreen oak.
Meaning mnemonic
The tree radical 木 beside 堅 (hard) points to a tree with hard wood: the evergreen oak.
Reading mnemonic
For かし, imagine a sturdy oak tree that you can 'cash' in for its valuable hard wood: cash -> かし.