柿
persimmon
Readings
On'yomi
- シ
Kun'yomi
- かき
Meaning
柿 centers on the persimmon fruit, a tree-grown fruit common in East Asia.
Most common words using 柿
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kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
- 干し柿ほしがき
dried persimmons
- 渋柿しぶがき
astringent persimmon
- 柿の木かきのき
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
- 柿渋かきしぶ
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
- あんぽ柿あんぽがき
partially dried Japanese persimmon
- ころ柿ころがき
dried persimmon
- ピーピー柿ピーピーかき
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
- ピー柿ピーかき
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
- 串柿くしがき
dried persimmons on a skewer
- 二葉柿ふたばがき
dipterocarp (any plant of genus Dipterocarpus)
- 吊るし柿つるしがき
persimmon (hung to dry); dried persimmon
- 富有柿ふゆうがき
fuyu (variety of sweet Japanese persimmon)
- 柿の種かきのたね
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed
- 柿の葉寿司かきのはずし
sushi wrapped in persimmon leaf
- 柿ピーかきピー
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
- 柿色かきいろ
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
- 柿落葉かきおちば
fallen red persimmon leaves
- 柿蘭かきらん
Japanese stream orchid (Epipactis thunbergii)
- 柿餅かきもち
persimmon-filled mochi
Study
Etymology
柿 combines 木 (tree) with 市, which likely contributes the sound and helps specify the persimmon tree.
Meaning mnemonic
A tree 木 with a market-like right side 市: imagine a persimmon tree at a market, its branches heavy with orange fruit.
Reading mnemonic
For シ, picture a persimmon tree growing beside a calm sea: sea -> シ, and the tree's fruit ripens in the salty breeze.