椛

See also: 槭 and 糀
椛 U+691B, 椛
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-691B
← 椚
[U+691A]
CJK Unified Ideographs 検 →
[U+691C]

Translingual

Han character

椛 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+7, 11 strokes, cangjie input 木廿人心 (DTOP), composition ⿰木花)

References

  • KangXi: not present, would follow page 537, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15065
  • Dae Jaweon: page 924, character 18
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1210, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+691B

Chinese

trad. 椛
simp. # 椛
alternative forms 樺/桦

Pronunciation


Definitions

椛

  1. Only used in Japanese names

Japanese

Glyph origin

A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”). 木 + 花.

Kanji

椛

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

  1. autumn foliage (紅葉(もみじ) (momiji))
  2. birch (樺(かば) (kaba))
  3. maple (紅葉(もみじば) (momiji-ba))

Readings

  • Kun: かば (kaba, 椛); もみじ (momiji, 椛)←もみぢ (momidi, 椛, historical)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
椛
もみじ
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 椛 – see the following entry.
【紅葉もみじ】
[noun] the turning (coloring) of leaves, especially in autumn
[noun] the colored leaves themselves
[noun] 栬, 椛, 栴: Short for 以呂波紅葉 (iroha momiji): the Japanese maple, Acer palmatum
[noun] Short for 紅葉襲 (momiji-gasane): a style of layering garments with crimson on the front and blue (or dark red) on the back
[noun] (colloquial) venison, deer meat
[noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of autumn leaves or the Japanese maple
[noun] (card games) the suit of autumn leaves (or the Japanese maple) in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of October
[verb] (of leaves) to turn (change color), especially during autumn
[proper noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[proper noun] a surname
[proper noun] a female given name
Alternative spellings
黄葉, 栬, 椛, 栴, モミジ
(This term, 椛, is an alternative (Japanese maple) spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
椛
かば
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 椛 – see the following entry.
【樺かば】J
[noun] birch
Alternative spellings
カバ, 椛
(This term, 椛, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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