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    3. 柴

    柴

    柴しば

    brush

    KMT9Freq #1638Nature & EnvironmentAmbiguous glossKanji10 strokes

    組

    柴柴

    This tree, specifically, is designated for firewood. A useful, if ignoble, end.

    Kun'yomi

    しば

    On'yomi

    サイシ

    brushfirewood

    此木

    卜
    止
    匕
    木

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    案栗桑架栄柔染某栗桑案梨梁

    Concepts using this kanji

    柴

    brushwood

    柴田学園大学

    Shibata Gakuen University

    沢柴

    heartleaf hornbeam (Carpinus cordata)

    柴染

    brushwood color

    柴垣

    brushwood fence

    柴刈り

    firewood gathering

    柴胡

    Bupleurum root

    柴扉

    brushwood door

    柴薪

    brushwood and firewood

    噛柴

    willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia)

    柴犬

    shiba inu (dog breed)

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    案

    plan

    栗

    chestnut

    桑

    mulberry

    架

    erect

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    • 柴扉
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