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柿
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persimmon

HSK 5
Nature →Plants →Trees
shì
シ
かき
시
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 市 represents the sound.
Components
木 tree+ 市 market =
柿 persimmon
木 Meaning component
mù tree
市 Phonetic component
shì market
market, fair
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Chinese
柿 [shì]
persimmon
Japanese
柿 、 柹 (rare) かき 、 カキ 同音
noun kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
杮 、 𣏕 (rare) 、 木屑 (rare) 、 柿 (irreg.) こけら 同音

noun

  1. chopped wood; wood chips
  2. abbrev. thin shingles
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
春、カキの新芽がふき出したころのことを思うとすばらしい。
It is wonderful to think of Spring, when the new buds of the persimmon burst forth.
Japanese Names
柿 かき
Kaki surname
柿 かぎ
Kagi place name
柿 こけら
Kokera surname
CHINESE WORDS (10)
西红柿 [xī​hóng​shì] #11,972
tomato
西红柿 [xī​hóng​shì] #11,972
tomato
柿子 [shì​zi] #23,361
persimmon
柿子椒 [shì​zi​jiāo] #68,262
bell pepper, aka sweet pepper
柿饼 [shì​bǐng] #44,918
dried persimmon
柿饼 [shì​bǐng] #44,918
dried persimmon
柿子挑软的捏 [shì​zi​tiāo​ruǎn​de​niē]
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
柿子挑软的捏 [shì​zi​tiāo​ruǎn​de​niē]
lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom)
软柿子 [ruǎn​shì​zi]
(coll.) pushover
软柿子 [ruǎn​shì​zi]
(coll.) pushover
JAPANESE WORDS (35)
⭐ 柿 [かき] #22,251
kaki
柿の木 [かきのき] #60,567
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
干し柿 [ほしがき] #64,149
dried persimmons
柿の種 [かきのたね] #64,679
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed
渋柿 [しぶがき] #66,431
astringent persimmon
柿ピー [かきピー] #87,097
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
柿色 [かきいろ] #89,016
reddish-brown
熟柿 [じゅくし] #99,224
ripe persimmon
こけら落とし [こけらおとし] #108,045
opening of a new theater (theatre)
甘柿 [あまがき] #123,635
sweet persimmon
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