柊
柊 — Holly
holly
On’yomiシュ (shu)
On’yomiシュウ (shuu)
Kun’yomiひいらぎ (hiiragi)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 柊
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柊 | ひいらぎ hiiragi | holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly |
Study notes
柊 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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