Kanji

柊

Meaning

holly

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ひいらぎ holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus)
  • ひいらぎ な mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica)
  • ひいらぎ いわし sardine and holly charm

On'yomi

  • しゅ
  • しゅう

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/9

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Component Analysis

柊
holly
ひいらぎ, シュ, シュウ
木
tree, wood
き, こ-, ボク
冬
winter
ふゆ, トウ
夂
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
しゅう, チ
冫
( 氷 ) two-stroke water radical or ice radical (no. 15)
こおり, ヒョウ

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