柿 means “persimmon”

かき · kaki

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

かき

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シ

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The story

A tree (木) beside a market (市): picture persimmons piled on a village stall in autumn. Strings of 干し柿 dry under farmhouse eaves, and Shiki's 柿食えば鐘が鳴るなり法隆寺 is Japan's most famous persimmon haiku.

Used in 柿 (kaki, persimmon), 干し柿 (hoshigaki, dried persimmon), and 柿の種 (kaki no tane, rice-cracker snack)

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