JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

Meaning

Kanji 桧

Japanese cypress

Japanese cypress

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
ひのき
Onyomi 音読み
カイ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: (Formal)

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Frequency
#2056
Strokes
10
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Kanji Kentei
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Related vocabulary

Showing 11 common entries

Showing 11 of 11 entries that include this kanji.

桧笠

ひのきがさ

conical hat

桧扇貝

ひおうぎがい

noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis)

桧皮

ひわだ

cypress bark

桧皮葺

ひわだぶき

cypress bark roof

桧葉叉

ひばまた

Arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)

ひのき

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

檜扇

ひおうぎ

formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress

檜舞台

ひのきぶたい

stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.)

檜葉

ひば

hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

黒檜

くろべ

Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii)

翌檜

あすなろ

hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この家の庭にはが生えている。

There is a Japanese cypress growing in the garden of this house.

はその香りで知られています。

Japanese cypress is known for its fragrance.

の木材は家具に使われることが多い。

Japanese cypress wood is often used for furniture.

の香りが広がっている。

The fragrance of Japanese cypress is spreading.

は寺の建物にも使われている。

Japanese cypress is also used for temple buildings.