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榧

Readings

Kana: ヒ、かや

Romaji: hi, kaya

Kana

Romaji

Meanings

Japanese nutmeg, plum-yew

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 14

Radical Number: 75

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 1-4-10

Korean Reading: bi

Chinese Reading: fei3

Unicode: 69a7

JIS: 5C52

Indexes

New Nelson Index: 2798

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a10.29

Four Corner Index: 4191.1

Japanese Names Index: 2291

Daikanwanjiten Index: 15258

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0483

Words

榧 (かや、かえ、カヤ)

Japanese nutmeg tree (Torreya nucifera)

榧味噌 (かやみそ)

dish of white miso mixed with roasted Japanese nutmeg powder, sugar and sesame seeds, etc.

新かや (しんかや、しんカヤ)

North American nutmeg (Torreya californica) (used for shogi and go boards); Californian nutmeg

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