also: はぎ
Japanese alder
Archaic noun for the tree Alnus japonica; modern Japanese normally uses 榛の木 (はんのき) or ハンノキ.
See also: ハンノキ
In old documents, 榛 (はり) is recorded as a tree of the riverside.
Archaic kanji spelling for Japanese alder; the reading はり is the primary reading.
Alternate archaic reading; less common than はり.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 榛 is conventionally associated with the alder tree.