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Kotomora

柿

persimmon

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes9

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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  • 柿かき
    N1

    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

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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.