柏
柏

oak, cypress

9 strokesFrequency 1,606Grade 9

On

ハクヒャクビャク

Kun

かしわ

Nanori

かいかし

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

oak

Constituents

?dove
?wood
木tree
白white

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.

Dictionary

Common Words

柏木かしわぎNounFreq #29541
1

oak tree

2

Archaic

imperial palace guard

柏槲かしわカシワ檞NounFreq #30044
1

daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak

Examples
大きなかしわの木が風の力を弱めている。
The big oak tree breaks the force of the wind.
朴厚朴朴柏ほお (朴／厚朴)ほおがしわNounFreq #50171
1

Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)

柏手を打つ拍手を打つかしわでをうつExpressionGodan verbFreq #64572
1

to clap one's hands in prayer

柏手かしわで拍手NounFreq #66244
1

clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

あすなろ翌檜翌桧羅漢柏らかんはく (羅漢柏)アスナロNounUsually kanaFreq #82053
1

hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

柏餅かしわ餅かしわもちNounFreq #82315
1

Food, cooking

rice cake wrapped in oak leaves

2

Colloquial

sleeping in a futon folded in half

松柏しょうはくまつかえNounFreq #113634
1

evergreen tree; conifer; coniferous tree

2

pine and cypress

3

duty; constancy; faithfulness

柏崎刈羽かしさきかりわNounFreq #129864
1

Company name

Kashiwazaki Kariwa

なぎ梛竹柏ちくはく (竹柏)ナギ椛NounUsually kanaFreq #134900
1

nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)

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