Refers to the main central support of a plant, from the base to the tip, including tree trunks and thick stems.
The trunk of this tree is very thick.
Specifically the long, straight body of an arrow, excluding the arrowhead and fletching.
The shaft of the arrow broke.
Only when written 柄
Archaic term for the handle or grip of a tool or weapon. In modern Japanese, 柄 is usually read え or つか.
I cut the flower's stem and put it in a vase.
In old documents, there are examples where the handle of a sword is written as から.
Japanese timber bamboo; madake · Henon bamboo
hemp stalk; hemp reed
Scirpus yagara; a species of club-rush
Gastrodia elata; tall gastrodia
Standard kanji for the main stem or trunk of a plant.
Archaic kanji for the handle or shaft of a tool or weapon; now usually written 幹 or in kana.
The reading から is native Japanese, likely related to the core or main part of something. The kanji 幹 is used for its meaning 'tree trunk', while 柄 is an older assignment for 'handle' that has fallen out of use.