Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

1606 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: oak, cypress

Kunyomi: かしわ

Onyomi: ハク ヒャク ビャク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カシワデ clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)

ハクホウ era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado

ショウハク evergreen tree, conifer, coniferous tree, pine and cypress, duty, constancy, faithfulness

ナギ nagi (species of conifer, Nageia nagi)

ビャクシン Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)

Kunyomi Examples

かしわ oak, daimyo oak, Japanese emperor oak, Quercus dentata

かしわぎ oak tree, imperial palace guard

御綱 みつながしわ Asplenium antiquum (species of spleenwort), Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant), leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.

三角 みつのかしわ leaves used for serving or offering sake, rice, etc.