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Kotomora

柏

oak, cypress

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

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

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  • 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)

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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.