Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: holly

Kunyomi: ひいらぎ

Onyomi: シュ シュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

ひいらぎ holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus), false holly, holly, spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

ひいらぎいわし sardine and holly charm, sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons

西洋 せいようひいらぎ English holly (Ilex aquifolium)