This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、かば、かんば
Romaji: ka, kaba, kanba
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: から、かも、かん
Romaji: kara, kamo, kan
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

birch, dark red

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1982
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-10
Korean Reading:  hwa
Chinese Reading:  hua2
Unicode:  6a3a
JIS:  3372

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2337
New Nelson Index: 2817
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a10.15
Four Corner Index: 4495.4
Japanese Names Index: 2103
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15497
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0543
Remembering the kanji Index: 2515
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 718
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 961
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2575
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1324

Words

(かば、かんば、かにわ、カバ)
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
白樺 (しらかば、しらかんば、シラカバ、シラカンバ)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
樺色 (かばいろ)
reddish yellow
樺太梟 (からふとふくろう、カラフトフクロウ)
great grey owl (Strix nebulosa)
樺桜 (かばざくら、かにわざくら)
ornamental variety of double weeping rosebud cherry; any cherry tree with birch-like bark; Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana)
樺太 (からふと)
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
カバノキ科 (カバノキか、かばのきか)
Betulaceae; birch family
樺太雷鳥 (からふとらいちょう、カラフトライチョウ)
willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
樺太犬 (からふとけん、からふといぬ)
Sakhalin husky (dog breed)
岳樺 (だけかんば、ダケカンバ)
Erman's birch (Betula ermanii); Russian rock birch
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