noun

  1. hinoki leaf.
  2. hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata). Usually written with kana alone.
  3. small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species). Usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
檜葉 ひば
桧葉 ひば
 
 
ヒバ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

Japanese cypress
ひのき ひ カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
meet, party, association
カイ エ あ.う (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
leaf, plane, lobe
は ヨウ よ (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ うすいきふだ まど
generation, world, society
セ よ セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)