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Kanji 木: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 木: tree, wood

Key takeaways

Kanji 木: tree, wood. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

treewood

On reading

ボクモク

Kun reading

こ-

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 木

tree, wood

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This character is a pictograph of a tree. The vertical line represents the trunk, the horizontal line represents the branches, and the diagonal lines at the bottom represent the roots.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ボク
  • 雑木ざつぼく

    various small trees / assorted trees

  • 樹木じゅもく

    trees and shrubs

  • 土木どぼく

    public works / civil engineering

  • 材木ざいもく

    lumber / timber / wood for building

  • 大木たいぼく

    large tree

  • 木材もくざい

    lumber / timber / wood material

  • 木曜もくよう

    Thursday

  • 木曜日もくようび

    Thursday

Kun reading

  • 木綿きわた

    cotton fabric

  • 植木うえき

    garden plants / shrubs / small trees

  • 並木なみき

    row of roadside trees

  • tree / wood

Commonly used words

  • 雑木
    ざつぼく

    various small trees / assorted trees

  • 樹木
    じゅもく

    trees and shrubs

  • 土木
    どぼく

    public works / civil engineering

  • 材木
    ざいもく

    lumber / timber / wood for building

  • 大木
    たいぼく

    large tree

  • 木材
    もくざい

    lumber / timber / wood material

  • 木綿
    きわた

    cotton fabric

  • 植木
    うえき

    garden plants / shrubs / small trees

  • 並木
    なみき

    row of roadside trees

  • tree / wood

Example sentences

Example 1

このきわたのシャツはやわらかいです。

Translation

This cotton shirt is soft.

Example 2

きわたは夏にぴったりの素材です。

Translation

Cotton fabric is perfect for summer.

Example 3

庭に雑がたくさん生えています。

Translation

Many small trees are growing in the garden.

Example 4

山道の雑が風に揺れている。

Translation

The assorted trees along the mountain path are swaying in the wind.

Kanji 木: tree, wood | Daily Nihongo