かき

See also: かぎ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かき – see the following entries.

【垣】S

[noun] [from 712] a fence (wooden object to separate boundaries)

[noun] (by extension from the "fence" meaning) an impediment to an action; an obstacle; a barrier; a fence

[noun] a corridor; also a sliding screen to separate such

[noun] [from 1663] (hapax legomenon) synonym of 垣立 (kakitatsu, “a fence shaped like a railing that forms the upper part of a Japanese ship”)

[noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various fences

【柿】S

[noun] [from 770] a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

[noun] [from 1170] short for 柿色 (kakiiro) a yellowish-red color, like the fruit of the Japanese persimmon

[noun] [from 1819] a 布子 (nunoko, “cotton-paded clothing”) dyed in kakiiro

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spelling
カキ

【下記】	[noun] the following (in a document)

【夏期】	[noun] summer period, summer term

【夏季】	[noun] (season) summer Alternative spelling なつき

【掻き】	[prefix] adds emphasis to verbs [verb] stem or continuative form of 掻く (kaku) [godan]

【火気】	[noun] fire, flame

【火器】	[noun] a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi [noun] (weaponry) a firearm

【花卉】	[noun] flowering plant

【花器】	[noun] flower vase

【花期】	[noun] flowering season

【牡蠣】	[noun] oyster (edible) Alternative spellings 硴, 蠣, 牡蛎, 蛎, カキ

【書き】	[verb] stem or continuative form of 書く (kaku) [godan]

[verb] stem or continuative form of 描く (kaki) [godan]

[verb] stem or continuative form of 描く (egaki) [godan]

(This term, かき (kaki), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as かき, see Category:Japanese kanji read as かき.

(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 家記, 果毅, 禍機, 和気.)