椎
Chinquapin
Meanings
Chinquapin, Mallet, Spine
On'yomi
つい、 すい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
つち、 う.つ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
椎 is written in 12 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
椎 (Chinquapin) is taught on WaniKani at level 58 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 #1911 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 12 strokes.
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