U+698A "榊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
榊
U+698A "榊" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character originally from Japanese usage, though it is also included in the CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) unified ideographs set. This character represents the "sakaki" tree, an evergreen shrub or tree native to East Asia that holds particular significance in Shinto rituals, where its branches are used as offerings or for purification ceremonies at shrines. It combines the radical for "tree" or "wood" with a component associated with the divine or spirits, reflecting its sacred role in Japanese cultural and religious practices. In standard Chinese, this character is rarely used but is recognized in specialized contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+698A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 榊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 榊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE6 0xA6 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x698A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000698A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u698a |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 223F44 |
| kCangjie | DIFL |
| kCantonese | san4 |
| kDefinition | a sacred Shinto tree |
| kEACC | 223F44 |
| kFourCornerCode | 4590.6 |
| kHanYu | 21256.061 |
| kIICore | AJ |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 21256.061 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0546.251 |
| kIRG_GSource | GE-3D53 |
| kIRG_HSource | H-99B6 |
| kIRG_JSource | J0-3A67 |
| kIRG_TSource | TF-4228 |
| kJapanese | さかき |
| kJinmeiyoKanji | 2010 |
| kJapaneseKun | SAKAKI |
| kJis0 | 2671 |
| kKangXi | 0546.251 |
| kMandarin | shén |
| kMojiJoho | MJ014256 MJ014255:E0102 MJ014256:E0103 |
| kMorohashi | 15352 15352:E0103 |
| kNelson | 2330 |
| kRSAdobe_Japan1_6 | C+2135+75.4.9 V+7686+75.4.10 |
| kRSUnicode | 75.10 |
| kTotalStrokes | 13 |
| kUnihanCore2020 | HJ |