柿

Glyph origin
Originally written as :.

The current form is.

Definitions

 * 1) persimmon

Kanji

 * 1) persimmon

Usage notes

 * Not to be confused with . Note that this kanji  uses the character  as the right-hand portion, which consists of five strokes with two separate strokes for the central vertical.  Meanwhile,  uses the character  as the right-hand portion, which consists of four strokes with a single stroke for the central vertical.

Etymology


From. First cited to a text from 770.

Further derivation. Possibilities include:
 * From, the of  verb , modern kagayaku.
 * From, the classical of modern , from the hardness of the unripened fruit.
 * From, the classical of modern , from the color of the ripened fruit.
 * From, from the color of the ripened fruit.
 * From, from the color of the foliage in autumn.
 * From, the classical of modern , from the color of the ripened fruit.
 * From, from the color of the ripened fruit.
 * From, from the color of the foliage in autumn.

While at least one reference considers the akaki derivation more likely, this kind of phonological shift, wherein the first vowel disappears, is not a common pattern in attested Japanese. That said, the kakayaki and kataki derivations are also problematic, considering the lack of any evidence for intermediary forms.

Noun

 * 1)  a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon
 * 2)   a yellowish-red color, like the fruit of the Japanese persimmon
 * 3)  a  dyed in kakiiro

Hanja

 * 1) a persimmon