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    3. 柏

    柏

    柏かしわ

    daimyo oak (Quercus dentata)

    KMT7News #10+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab9 strokes

    槲檞

    かしわカシワ

    Noun

    1.
    daimyo oak (Quercus dentata), Japanese emperor oak

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    柏かしわの葉はは大おおきいです。

    The leaves of the daimyo oak are large.

    KMT5Nature & Environment
    柏かしわ餅もちは、柏かしわの葉はで包つつまれた和わ菓が子しです。

    Kashiwa mochi is a Japanese sweet wrapped in an oak leaf.

    KMT7Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    秋あきになると、柏かしわの葉はは美うつくしい茶ちゃ色いろに色いろづく。

    In autumn, the leaves of the daimyo oak turn a beautiful brown.

    KMT7Nature & Environment
    端たん午ごの節せっ句くには、子こ供どもの成せい長ちょうを願ねがって柏かしわ餅もちを食たべる習しゅう慣かんがある。

    On Children's Day, there is a custom of eating Kashiwa mochi to pray for children's growth.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining
    柏かしわの木きは、その堂どう々どうとした姿すがたから、古ふるくから神しん聖せいな木きとして崇あがめられてきた。

    Due to its majestic appearance, the daimyo oak has long been revered as a sacred tree.

    KMT8Nature & EnvironmentCulture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy

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    柏
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    oak・cypress
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