榊
sacred Shinto tree; (kokuji)
14 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2094.
Readings
- さかき (kun reading): 榊 (さかき) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); 真榊 (まさかき) evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
Components
- 木
- 神
- ｜ radical vertical stroke
- 日 radical sun; day
- 木 radical tree
- ⺭ radical altar, left-side form of 示
- 田 radical rice field