foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
(arch.) ginger (Zingiber officinale); Japanese pepper (Zanthoxylum piperitum)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
regular script (of Chinese characters); square style; block style; Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands
hybrid mulberry tree used to make Japanese paper (Broussonetia kazinoki x papyrifera)
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
(arch.) chinaberry; (arch.) Japanese bead tree (Melia azedarach); light purple outside, green inside; purple outside, light purple inside; type of garment layering color scheme, worn in April and May
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
forming a four-of-a-kind; declaring a kong
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
Japanese sea fig (Ficus superba var. japonica)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
sprouts from a stump; buds from the base of a tree
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
kanji radical 79 at right
Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)