Meanings
Readings
Common Words
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
to clap one's hands in prayer
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
Food, cooking
rice cake wrapped in oak leaves
Colloquial
sleeping in a futon folded in half
evergreen tree; conifer; coniferous tree
pine and cypress
duty; constancy; faithfulness
nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
Oak trees are known for holding onto their leaves late into the year. If you see a tree with leaves in the white of winter, it might be an oak.
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