檜 = 日 + 木 + 𠆢 + 一

檜 is a Japanese kanji written with 17 strokes, listed here under the keyword “japanese cypress (old)”. It is built from 日 (day), 木 (tree), 𠆢 (umbrella) and 一 (one). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2969.

Keyword: japanese cypress (old)
RTK frame: 2969
Strokes: 17
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): カイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ひのき, ひ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: japanese cypress, японский кипарис (старый)
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 檜 chinese cypress

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 檜 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “day” + “tree” + “umbrella”. 檜 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 檜 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.