柊 — kanji meaning “holly”
柊
holly
- Meanings
- holly
- On'yomi
- シュ (shu)、シュウ (shuu)
- Kun'yomi
- ひいらぎ
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- zhōng — Chinese character page
Words with 柊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 西洋柊 | せいようひいらぎ seiyouhiiragi | English holly (Ilex aquifolium) |
| 柊南天 | ひいらぎなんてん hiiraginanten | Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia |
| 柊菜 | ひいらぎな hiiragina | mizuna (Brassica rapa var. nipposinica) |
| 柊鰯 | ひいらぎいわし hiiragiiwashi | sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons |
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