ヒノキ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun

hinoki cypress; Japanese cypress

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the tree Chamaecyparis obtusa, valued for its fragrant, rot-resistant wood used in construction, baths, and traditional crafts.

ヒノキUsage46%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
檜Usage37%
- ひのき
  Kanji form; less common in everyday writing. Also read ひ (obsolete).
- ひ
  out-dated reading
ひのきUsage9%
Hiragana spelling, also common.
桧Usage5%
- ひのき
  Simplified variant of 檜.
- ひ
  out-dated reading
檜木ひのきUsage3%
Rare kanji spelling including 木.
桧木ひのきUsage1%
Rare simplified variant of 檜木.
ひ
out-dated reading

スギ
スギ (Japanese cedar) is another common conifer, but its wood is less fragrant and less resistant to decay than ヒノキ.
サワラ
サワラ (Chamaecyparis pisifera) is a related cypress species with lighter, less durable wood.

Native Japanese word. The kanji 檜 is a Chinese character for a type of cypress, adopted for its meaning.

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