梺 (xià) - Japanese kokuji (国字) character meaning 'base of a & foot of a mountain', primarily used in Japanese

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xià ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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梺 · xià

Japanese kokuji (国字) character meaning 'base of a tree;

foot of a mountain', primarily used in Japanese place names.

Japanese kokuji (国字) character meaning 'base of afoot of a mountain', primarily used in Japanese

Usage highlights

base of a treefoot of a mountainvalley bottomforest floormountain basetree root area

Synonyms

  • 麓— foot of a mountain
  • 根元— base, root

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character appears in Japanese place names (梺).
  • It refers to the base of a tree (木の梺).
  • Used in mountain geography (山の梺).
  • Found in some Japanese surnames (梺 as a surname component).

Collocations

  • base of a tree(木の梺)
  • foot of a mountain(山の梺)
  • valley bottom(谷の梺)
  • forest floor(森の梺)
  • mountain base(山梺)
  • tree root area(根元の梺)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 梺 is a Japanese-made character (kokuji) not found in standard Chinese character sets.
  • It combines 木 (tree) and 下 (below) to represent 'base of a tree' or 'foot of a mountain'.
  • Primarily used in Japanese toponymy for geographical features and place names.
  • While technically a character, its usage is extremely limited outside specific Japanese contexts.

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