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神木
Hiragana
さかき
Kanji
榊
Noun
rare
Japanese Meaning
神霊が宿ると信じられている木。また，神社において，ご神体として祀られる木。 / （まれに）サカキ（榊）の木。ツバキ科の常緑小高木。学名 Cleyera japonica。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かみをまつるときにつかわれるさかきのきをさす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
榊树；日本神道祭祀用的常绿树（Cleyera japonica） / 日本神社供奉用的“榊”树
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
榊；日本榊（Cleyera japonica） / 日本神道祭祀用的常綠灌木「榊」
Korean Meaning
사카키나무
Indonesian
pohon sakaki / Cleyera japonica
Vietnamese Meaning
cây sakaki (Cleyera japonica)
Tagalog Meaning
punong sakaki (Cleyera japonica) / sagradong punong-kahoy sa mga dambanang Shinto
Sense（1）
(rare) the sakaki tree, Cleyera japonica
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana ）
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The sakaki tree plays an important role in Shintoism in Japan.
The sakaki tree plays an important role in Shintoism in Japan.
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神木は日本の神道において重要な役割を果たしています。
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