榊
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Translingual
Han character
榊 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木戈火中 (DIFL), composition ⿰木神)
References
- 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
| simp. and trad. |
榊 | |
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Glyph origin
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 榊 (sakaki).
Etymology
Spelling pronunciation, as 神 (shén).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shén
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shén
- Wade–Giles: shên2
- Yale: shén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shern
- Palladius: шэнь (šɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: san4
- Yale: sàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: san4
- Guangdong Romanization: sen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
榊
Japanese
| Shinjitai (extended) |
Shinjitai (extended) |
榊󠄀 榊+ 󠄀?(Adobe-Japan1) |
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| 榊󠄂 榊+ 󠄂?(Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) | ||||
| Print standard | 榊 | |||
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Glyph origin
A 国字 (kokuji, “Japanese-coined character”). Consists of 木 "tree" and 神 "god".
Kanji
榊
Readings
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 榊 |
| さかき Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 賢木 |
The initial saka is cognate with verb 栄える (sakaeru, “to prosper, thrive”), while the final ki is definitely 木 (ki, “tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
榊 or 榊 • (sakaki)
- a tree of species Cleyera japonica, considered sacred in Shinto
- any evergreen tree planted within precincts of a Shinto shrine
Derived terms
Proper noun
榊 • (Sakaki)
- a placename
- a female given name
- a surname