茱 — kanji meaning “river ginger tree”
茱
river ginger tree, oleaster
- Meanings
- river ginger tree, oleaster
- On'yomi
- シュ (shu)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- zhū — Chinese character page
Words with 茱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 茱萸 | ぐみ gumi | oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry |
| 苗代茱萸 | なわしろぐみ nawashirogumi | silverthorn (species of oleaster, Elaeagnus pungens); thorny elaeagnus; thorny olive |
| 夏茱萸 | なつぐみ natsugumi | goumi (species of oleaster, Elaeagnus multiflora); cherry silverberry |
| 唐茱萸 | とうぐみ tougumi | Elaeagnus multiflora var. hortensis (variety of goumi) |
| 俵茱萸 | たわらぐみ tawaragumi | Elaeagnus multiflora var. hortensis (variety of goumi) |
| 秋茱萸 | あきぐみ akigumi | autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata); Japanese silverberry; oleaster |
| 山茱萸 | さんしゅゆ sanshuyu | Asiatic dogwood (Cornus officinalis); Japanese cornel; Japanese cornelian-cherry |
| 呉茱萸 | ごしゅゆ goshuyu | Tetradium ruticarpum (species of deciduous trees) |
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