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U+698A, 榊
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-698A

[U+6989]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+698B]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

(Kangxi radical 75, +10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木戈火中 (DIFL), composition )

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 546, character 25
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1256, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+698A

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.

Glyph origin[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (sakaki).

Etymology[edit]

Spelling pronunciation, as (shén).

Pronunciation[edit]


Definitions[edit]

  1. Cleyera japonica (sakaki)

Japanese[edit]

Shinjitai
(extended)
Shinjitai
(extended)

榊󠄀
+󠄀?
(Adobe-Japan1)
榊󠄂
+󠄂?
(Hanyo-Denshi)
(Moji_Joho)
Kyūjitai
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Glyph origin[edit]

A 国字 (kokuji, Japanese-coined character).

Kanji[edit]

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings[edit]

  • Kun: さかき (sakaki, )

Etymology[edit]

Kanji in this term
さかき
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
賢木
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The initial saka is cognate with verb 栄える (sakaeru, to prosper, thrive), while the final ki is definitely (ki, tree).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(さかき) or (サカキ) (sakaki

  1. a tree of species Cleyera japonica, considered sacred in Shinto
  2. any evergreen tree planted within precincts of a Shinto shrine

Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

(さかき) (Sakaki

  1. a placename
  2. a female given name
  3. a surname

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN