What does kanji 檜 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 檜 is Japanese cypress.

How is kanji 檜 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 檜 are ひ, ひのき; the onyomi readings are カイ.

What words use kanji 檜?

Example words that use kanji 檜 include 桧笠, 桧皮, 桧皮葺, 檜.

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檜

Meaning

Kanji 檜

Japanese cypress

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ひひのき
Onyomi 音読み: カイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 桧 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2090
Strokes: 17
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 膾 • 璯 • 獪 • 薈 • 鄶 • 會 • 儈

Related vocabulary

Showing 20 common entries

Showing 20 of 20 entries that include this kanji.

桧笠

ひのきがさ

conical hat

桧皮

ひわだ

cypress bark

桧皮葺

ひわだぶき

cypress bark roof

檜

ひのき

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)

檜扇

ひおうぎ

formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress

檜扇菖蒲

ひおうぎあやめ

Arctic iris (Iris setosa)

檜皮色

ひわだいろ

dusky-red

檜舞台

ひのきぶたい

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

檜風呂

ひのきぶろ

Japanese cypress wood bathtub

檜葉

ひば

hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

檜林

ひのきばやし

cypress woodland

欧州唐檜

おうしゅうとうひ

Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

檜は日本原産の常緑樹として知られている。

This tree is known as an evergreen native to Japan.

神社の柱に檜が使われていた。

Wood from this tree was used for the shrine pillars.

この箱は檜で作られている。

This box is made of hinoki wood.

檜の香りには心を落ち着かせる力がある。

The scent of hinoki has a calming effect.

山道の両側に檜がまっすぐ伸びていた。

On both sides of the mountain path, hinoki trees grew straight and tall.

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