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17 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

Japanese cypress

Kun'yomi
  • ひのき
    		hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
  • ひ
    		hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa)
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひのき 95.3%
ひ 4.7%

Character Breakdown

Japanese cypress
ひのき　ひ　カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
meet, party, association
カイ　エ　あ.う (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)

Common Words

ひ
檜
ば
葉
hinoki leaf ②hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata) ③small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
ひ
檜
おうぎ
扇
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress ②blackberry lily (Belamcanda Chinensis)
ひのき
檜
ぶ
舞
たい
台
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.) ②the limelight
ひのき
檜
ばやし
林
cypress woodland
ひのき
檜
ぶ
風
ろ
呂
Japanese cypress wood bathtub
ひわだ
檜皮
いろ
色
dusky-red
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References

Unicode hex code 6A9C
JIS X 0208 1-59-56
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2388
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2894
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1387
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1005
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2964
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2969
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2624
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15676
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a13.8
Four corner code 4893.1