birch; Japanese white birch
Refers to birch trees, especially the Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica). Usually written in kana.
I planted a birch tree in the garden.
The bark of the birch is white and beautiful.
Japanese white birch
ornamental double weeping rosebud cherry · cherry tree with birch-like bark · Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
reddish yellow; yellowish brown
monarch butterfly
birch tree; Japanese white birch
Standard kanji spelling. The reading かば is the most common.
Katakana spelling is common because the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling is common because the word is usually written in kana.
Rare alternative kanji form, literally 'cherry bark', but used for birch.
The native name かば developed from the older form かんば, which remains in names and compounds such as 白樺（しらかば） and 岳樺（だけかんば）.