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しい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word しい

シイ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #37416
1

any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin

Kanji in this Word

12 strokes
Frequency: 1911
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

chinquapin
mallet
spine

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ツイ
スイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つち
う.つ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
しい
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