柴 — kanji meaning “brush”
柴
brush, firewood
- Meanings
- brush, firewood
- On'yomi
- サイ (sai)、シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- しば
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 9
- Newspaper frequency
- #1638 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- chái — Chinese character page
Words with 柴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柴犬 | しばいぬ shibainu | shiba inu (dog breed); shiba; brushwood dog |
| 柴垣 | しばがき shibagaki | brushwood fence |
| 柴刈り | しばかり shibakari | firewood gathering |
| 柴舟 | しばふね shibafune | ginger-flavored rice cracker (specialty of Ishikawa Prefecture) |
| 噛柴 | たむしば tamushiba | willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia |
| 沢柴 | さわしば sawashiba | heartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata) |
| 柴薪 | さいしん saishin | brushwood and firewood |
| 柴胡 | さいこ saiko | Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri |
| 柴扉 | さいひ saihi | brushwood door; brushwood gate |
| 柴染 | ふしぞめ fushizome | brushwood color |
| 三島柴胡 | みしまさいこ mishimasaiko | Bupleurum stenophyllum (species of medicinal herb) |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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