hinoki cypress; Japanese cypress
Refers to the tree Chamaecyparis obtusa, valued for its fragrant, rot-resistant wood used in construction, baths, and traditional crafts.
I like the scent of hinoki cypress.
この神社はヒノキで建てられています。
This shrine is built of Japanese cypress.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji form; less common in everyday writing. Also read ひ (obsolete).
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Simplified variant of 檜.
Rare kanji spelling including 木.
Rare simplified variant of 檜木.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 檜 is a Chinese character for a type of cypress, adopted for its meaning.