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Readings

Kana: カイ、ひのき、ひ
Romaji: kai, hinoki, hi
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

Japanese cypress

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2056
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-6
Korean Reading:  hoe
Chinese Reading:  hui4
Unicode:  6867
JIS:  4930

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 2637
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a13.8
Four Corner Index: 4896.6
Remembering the kanji Index: 2495
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 834
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2558
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1160
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1871

Words

(ひのき、ひ、ヒノキ)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
桧舞台 (ひのきぶたい)
stage made of Japanese cypress; the limelight; the big time
桧皮葺 (ひわだぶき)
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
檜扇 (ひおうぎ)
formal folding fan made of hinoki cypress; blackberry lily (Belamcanda Chinensis); leopard lily; leopard flower
桧葉叉 (ひばまた、ヒバマタ)
Arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)
翌檜 (あすなろ、らかんはく、アスナロ)
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
檜葉 (ひば、ヒバ)
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
桧皮 (ひわだ、ひはだ)
cypress bark
黒檜 (くろべ、くろび、クロベ)
Japanese arborvitae (Thuja standishii)
桧扇貝 (ひおうぎがい、ヒオウギガイ)
noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis)
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