What does kanji 樒 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 樒 is tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves.

How is kanji 樒 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 樒 are しきみ, じんこう; the onyomi readings are ミツ.

Example words that use kanji 樒 include 樒, 深山樒, 唐樒.

Kanken 1

樒

Meaning

tree whose branches are placed on Buddhist graves

Stroke Order

Variant: 櫁 (Legal Form) , 榓 (Itaiji)

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しきび

Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

みやましきみ

Japanese skimmia (Skimmia japonica, esp. S. j. var. japonica)

とうしきみ

star anise (Illicium verum)

5 reference sentences

墓前に樒を供えた。

I placed branches of the tree traditionally offered at Buddhist graves before the grave.

寺の庭に大きな樒が立っている。

A large tree commonly used for Buddhist graves stands in the temple garden.

この辺では樒をよく仏前に飾る。

Around here, people often decorate Buddhist altars with that tree.

樒の葉には独特の香りがある。

The leaves of that tree have a distinctive fragrance.

祖母は命日に樒を買ってきた。

On the death anniversary, my grandmother bought branches of the tree used as an offering at Buddhist graves.

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