沢柴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
沢	柴
さわ Grade: S	しば Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
澤柴 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “swamp brush”, 沢(さわ) (sawa, “swamp”) + 柴(しば) (shiba, “brushwood, firewood”)

Noun

沢(さわ)柴(しば) or 沢柴(サワシバ) • (sawashiba) ^{←さはしば (safasiba)?}

1. Carpinus cordata

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).