King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

柴 — kanji meaning “brush”

brush, firewood

Meanings
brush, firewood
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
10
School grade
9
Newspaper frequency
#1638 of 2,500
Classical radical
75
Chinese reading
chái — Chinese character page

Words with 柴

WordReadingMeaning
しばいぬ shibainushiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog
しばがき shibagakibrushwood fence
しばかり shibakarifirewood gathering
しばふね shibafuneginger-flavored rice cracker (specialty of Ishikawa Prefecture)
たむしば tamushibawillow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia
さわしば sawashibaheartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata)
さいしん saishinbrushwood and firewood
さいこ saikoBupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
さいひ saihibrushwood door; brushwood gate
ふしぞめ fushizomebrushwood color
みしまさいこ mishimasaikoBupleurum stenophyllum (species of medicinal herb)

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