The kanji 榛 primarily represents the "hazel" tree or the "hazelnut" itself. It can also refer to things associated with hazel trees, such as the wood or nuts they produce.

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

⚫︎ 榛の木 (hashibami no ki) Translation: Hazel tree ⚫︎ 榛の実 (hashibami no mi) Translation: Hazelnut ⚫︎ 榛材 (shin-zai) Translation: Hazel wood

The kanji 榛 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). It combines the phonetic component 𡰪 (pronounced shin, indicating the sound) with the semantic component 木 (ki, meaning "tree"). The combination suggests a type of tree with the sound related to 𡰪, and specifically, the hazel tree. The character's formation visually links the tree's name with its sound. The 𡰪 element is relatively rare as a stand-alone character, making 榛 somewhat unique.