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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:  17
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  2090
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-13
Korean Reading:  gwal
Chinese Reading:  kuai4
Unicode:  6a9c
JIS:  5B58

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2388
New Nelson Index: 2894
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a13.8
Four Corner Index: 4893.1
Japanese Names Index: 2624
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15676
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0579
Remembering the kanji Index: 2964
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1005
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2969
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1387

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 (ひわだ、ひはだ)
cypress bark
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)
檜皮色 (ひわだいろ)
dusky-red; color of cypress bark
翌檜 (あすなろ、らかんはく、アスナロ)
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
桧皮葺 (ひわだぶき)
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
唐檜 (とうひ、トウヒ)
spruce tree (esp. Picea jezoensis hondoensis, a variety of Ezo spruce)
檜扇菖蒲 (ひおうぎあやめ、ヒオウギアヤメ)
Arctic iris (Iris setosa)
檜林 (ひのきばやし)
cypress woodland
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