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Kotomora

樺

birch, dark red

JLPTN1StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes14

Readings

On'yomi

  • カ

Kun'yomi

  • かば
  • かんば

Nanori

  • から
  • かも
  • かん

Meaning

樺 centers on the birch tree, a tree known for its distinctive bark. The dark red meaning likely refers to the reddish-brown hue of birch bark or wood.

Most common words using 樺

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  • 白樺しらかば

    Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

  • 樺かば

    birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

  • 樺太からふと

    Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)

  • 在樺コリアンざいかコリアン

    Koreans residing on Sakhalin island

  • 大樺斑おおかばまだら

    monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

  • 姫樺ひめかんば

    dwarf birch (Betula nana)

  • 岳樺だけかんば

    Erman's birch (Betula ermanii); Russian rock birch

  • 樺のあな茸かばのあなたけ

    chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus)

  • 樺の木かばのき

    birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

  • 樺太千島交換条約からふとちしまこうかんじょうやく

    Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands

  • 樺太柳葉魚からふとししゃも

    capelin; caplin (Mallotus villosus)

  • 樺太梟からふとふくろう

    great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)

  • 樺太犬からふとけん

    Sakhalin husky (dog breed)

  • 樺太雷鳥からふとらいちょう

    willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse

  • 樺太鱒からふとます

    pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha); humpback salmon

  • 樺太鷲からふとわし

    greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga)

  • 樺桜かばざくら

    ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry

  • 樺色かばいろ

    reddish yellow

  • 樺黄小町蜘蛛かばきこまちぐも

    Japanese foliage spider (Chiracanthium japonicum)

  • 欧州白樺おうしゅうしらかんば

    European silver birch (Betula pendula); European white birch

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Etymology

樺 combines 木 (tree) with 華, which likely contributes the sound カ and may also suggest the birch's showy or colorful bark, though the exact historical motivation is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 with a showy, flowery 華 appearance: the birch tree stands out with its striking bark, like a flower among trees.

Reading mnemonic

For カ, imagine a birch tree with bark that looks like it's covered in colorful cars: car -> カ, and the birch tree is the canvas.