檜
Japanese Cypress
Top 2,000-2,500 · #209017 strokes
Meanings
Japanese Cypress
On'yomi
かい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
ひのき、 ひ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
檜 is written in 17 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
檜 (Japanese Cypress) is not taught on WaniKani. It ranks #2090 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 17 strokes.
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