あずさ／アズサ only; Word usually written using kana alone

Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)

あずさ／アズサ only

yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)

あずさ／アズサ only

Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)

printing block

あずさ only; Abbreviation

catalpa bow

あずさ only; Abbreviation

catalpa medium

wood-block printing

publication

Shinto

catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood

Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)

cabinetmaker; woodworker

Poetical term

(precious) letter; love letter

female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow

to bring (a book) into the world; to publish