SuGoiSuす語彙す樺
樺: birch
birch
14 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 3 words here
Readings
On
カ
Kunかば・かんば
Seen mostly in 白樺 (white birch) and the place name 樺太 (Sakhalin); the on-reading カ is rare.
Key words
白樺しらかばwhite birch
樺かばbirch
樺色かばいろreddish brown
樺細工かばざいくbirch-bark craft
樺太からふとSakhalin
Example sentences
白樺の林を歩くと、白い幹が朝日に光っていた。
When I walked through the white birch grove, the pale trunks gleamed in the morning sun.
夕日を浴びて、湖の向こうの山が樺色に染まった。
Bathed in the setting sun, the mountains across the lake turned reddish brown.
旅先で、樺細工の茶筒をおみやげに買った。
On my trip I bought a birch-bark craft tea caddy as a souvenir.