杤 (wàn) - Japanese character for the Chinese '栃' (horse chestnut & used in Japanese place names.

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wàn ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 木

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杤 · wàn

Japanese character for the Chinese '栃' (horse chestnut tree);

used in Japanese place names.

Japanese character for the Chinese '栃' (horse chestnutused in Japanese place names.

Usage highlights

Tochigi Prefecturehorse chestnut treeJapanese character variant

Synonyms

  • 栃— horse chestnut tree (modern Japanese form)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This character appears in Japanese place names (e.g., 杤木県 Tochigi-ken).
  • It represents the horse chestnut tree (栃の木).
  • The character is used in the name Tochigi Prefecture (杤木県).

Collocations

  • Tochigi Prefecture(杤木県)
  • horse chestnut tree(栃の木)
  • Japanese character variant(日本国字)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 杤 is a Japanese kokuji (国字), a character created in Japan, not derived from Chinese.
  • Primarily used in the place name Tochigi (杤木), which became 栃木 in modern Japanese.
  • Represents the Japanese horse chestnut tree (Aesculus turbinata).

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