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柊 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「木」

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On
シュ・シュウしゅ・しゅう · shu · shū
Kun
ひいらぎhiiragi
Meaning
holly

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Wood with 冬 "winter": the tree that flowers in winter and bears prickly leaves — holly.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 柊ひいらぎ

    holly

  • 柊鰯ひいらぎいわし

    holly-and-sardine charm

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

節分(せつぶん)に柊(ひいらぎ)を門口(かどぐち)に飾(かざ)る。

At Setsubun we hang holly at the gate.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

柊鰯柊鰯sardin…杖staff杢woodwo…杓ladle杜grove杏aprico…什utensi…洲sandba…酋chieft…揖bow wi…蛛spider
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Compound

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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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