Kanji meanings › Oak
Kanji for Oak
The kanji for “oak” is 柏, read haku and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
柏
oak
The oak leaf; protection for the family line.
On Children's Day, rice cakes are wrapped in oak leaves (柏餅).
9 strokes On reading ハク、ヒャク、ビャク (haku, hyaku, byaku) Kun reading かしわ (kashiwa)
Dictionary meanings: oak, cypress
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kashiwa, haku
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