evergreen oak
Refers to trees of the genus Quercus (oak) that retain leaves year-round, especially Japanese species like Quercus acuta or Quercus myrsinifolia. Often written in katakana in botanical or everyday contexts.
There is a large evergreen oak tree in the garden.
The leaves of the evergreen oak stay green all year round.
柏木 (oak tree) usually refers to Quercus dentata, a deciduous oak, while 樫 refers to evergreen oak species commonly used for hard wood.
柏 (kashiwa, daimyo oak) and 樫 (kashi, oak/evergreen oak) are both translated as "oak" in English but refer to different, unrelated tree species in Japanese.
oak flour; acorn flour
large evergreen oak
bamboo-leaf oak; Quercus myrsinifolia
ring-cupped oak; Japanese blue oak
Japanese evergreen oak; Quercus acuta
black oak
ubame oak
ubame oak; Quercus phillyraeoides
Japanese blue oak; Lithocarpus glaber
Quercus gilva; a species of oak
Standard kanji spelling for the tree; high-frequency in news.
Katakana spelling is common, especially in botanical contexts; usually written in kana.
Alternate kanji, less common.
Out-dated kanji form.
Out-dated kanji form.
The origin of the word かし is uncertain. It may be related to the adjective かたし (hard), referring to the hardness of the wood, but this is not confirmed.