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Begin with the N5 essentials — 5 kanji, about 5 minutes.

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氵亻扌艹木口心言辶火金土日糸女貝

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hollyシュ、シュウ、ひいらぎ · N1

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JLPT

柊

holly

JLPT N19 strokesName kanji

On'yomi

シュ、シュウ

Kun'yomi

ひいらぎ

Stroke order

9 strokes · ready

Watch the character build in the standard Japanese stroke sequence.

About 柊

A common word using 柊 is 柊鰯 (ひいらぎいわし), meaning “sardine and holly charm; sardine head and holly branch placed next to the front door during setsubun to ward off demons”.

Relationships (4)

菜vegetable, side dish柊菜
西west, spain西洋柊
洋ocean, sea西洋柊
南south柊南天