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木

Tree

WaniKani level 2JLPT N5Joyo grade 1Top 500 Β· #3174 strokes

Meanings

Tree, Wood

On'yomi

ぼく、 もく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

き、 こ-

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 木

木 is written in 4 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

木 (Tree) is taught on WaniKani at level 2 and appears in the JLPT N5 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #317 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 4 strokes.

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