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杉

Cedar

WaniKani level 35JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,000-1,500 Β· #10957 strokes

Meanings

Cedar, Cryptomeria

On'yomi

さん

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

γ™γŽ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 杉

杉 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

杉 (Cedar) is taught on WaniKani at level 35 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1095 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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