The kanji 榛 primarily represents the hazel tree, its wood, or related meanings. It can also refer to things associated with this tree, such as its nuts.

・On-yomi (音読み): シン (shin) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): はしばみ (hashibami)

⚫︎ 榛の木 Translation: Hazel tree ⚫︎ 榛の実 Translation: Hazelnut ⚫︎ 榛材 Translation: Hazel wood

The kanji 榛 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The semantic component is 木 (ki) meaning "tree" or "wood," indicating the character's association with trees. The phonetic component is 臻 (shin), which lends the character its sound. Together, they create a character associated with a specific type of tree: the hazel tree.