ヒノキ

ヒ

ノ

キ

Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

hinoki cypress; Japanese cypress

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree Chamaecyparis obtusa, valued for its fragrant, rot-resistant wood used in construction, baths, and traditional crafts.

杉すぎN2
杉 (Japanese cedar) and 檜 (Japanese cypress) are both tall conifers used in construction, but 檜 has finer grain and a distinct fragrance, while 杉 is more common and used for everyday timber.

檜ひのき林ばやし
cypress woodland; hinoki grove
檜ひのき舞ぶ台たい
stage made of Japanese cypress · the limelight; the big stage; the big time
檜ひのき風ぶ呂ろ
hinoki cypress bathtub; Japanese cypress wood tub

ヒノキUsage46%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
檜Usage37%
- ひのき
  Kanji form; less common in everyday writing. Also read ひ (obsolete).
- ひ
  out-dated reading
ひのきUsage9%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
桧Usage5%
- ひのき
  Simplified variant of 檜.
- ひ
  out-dated reading
檜木ひのきUsage3%
Rare kanji spelling including 木.
桧木ひのきUsage1%
Rare simplified variant of 檜木.
ひ
out-dated reading

Native Japanese word. The kanji 檜 is a Chinese character for a type of cypress, adopted for its meaning.