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    3. 樺

    樺

    樺かば

    birch (esp. Japanese white birch)

    KMT10News #33+1NounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    桜皮

    かばかんばかにわカバ

    Noun

    1.
    birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    庭にわに樺かばの木きを植うえた。

    I planted a birch tree in the garden.

    KMT10Nature & EnvironmentHome & Housing
    樺かばの樹じゅ皮ひは紙かみのように剥めくがれる。

    Birch bark peels off like paper.

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    北ほっ海かい道どうの森もりには、美うつくしい白しら樺かばの林はやしが広ひろがっている。

    Beautiful white birch forests stretch across the forests of Hokkaido.

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    秋あきになると、樺かばの葉はが黄き色いろく色いろづき始はじめる。

    In autumn, the birch leaves start to turn yellow.

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    樺かば材ざいは家か具ぐや工こう芸げい品ひんによく使つかわれる。

    Birch wood is often used for furniture and crafts.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    樺
    かば・かんば…(4)
    birch・dark red
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