U+6B05 "欅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

欅

U+6B05 "欅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a rare East Asian logogram primarily used in Japanese, where it is known as the kanji for "keyaki," referring to the zelkova tree, a species of hardwood tree native to Japan, China, and Korea. In Chinese, this character is also occasionally encountered, though it is less common, often serving as a variant or substitute for other tree-related characters. The ideograph is composed of the "tree" or "wood" radical (木) on the left, combined with phonetic and semantic components that together convey the meaning of a tall, sturdy tree valued for its timber and ornamental uses. Its usage appears in historical texts, botanical names, and place names, particularly in Japan where the keyaki is culturally significant, often planted in temple grounds and public spaces.

General Properties

Code Point	U+6B05
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	欅
HTML Hex Encoding	欅
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE6 0xAC 0x85
UTF-16 Encoding	0x6B05
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00006B05
C/C++/Java Escape	\u6b05

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Han
Script Extensions	Han
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
Unified Ideograph	Yes

Unihan Properties

kCangjie	DHCQ
kCantonese	geoi2
kDefinition	zelkova
kEACC	4C4359
kFourCornerCode	4795.2
kHanYu	21321.071
kIICore	CJ
kIRGHanyuDaZidian	21321.071
kIRGKangXi	0563.061
kIRG_GSource	GE-3E3E
kIRG_HSource	H-93F1
kIRG_JSource	J0-5D30
kIRG_KSource	K2-3D77
kJapanese	キョコけやき
kJapaneseKun	KEYAKI
kJapaneseOn	KYO
kJis0	6116
kKangXi	0563.061
kMandarin	jǔ
kMojiJoho	MJ014717
kMorohashi	15883
kPhonetic	672*
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6	C+5327+75.4.17
kRSUnicode	75.17
kTotalStrokes	21
kUnihanCore2020	HJ