樹 means “tree”

き · ki

Also: timber, trees, wood, establish

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

き

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジュ

Taught in grade 6 · 16 strokes

The story

A large tree grows slowly, rings building year by year, time's patient sculpture.

Distinguished from 木 (tree) by being larger, more majestic

Its parts

• 木 Tree · Left side
• 尌 Establish · Center
• 寸 Measure · Right side

A tree (木) that stands established (尌): a standing tree

More from Nature's Poetry

• 桜 cherry blossom
• 嵐 storm
• 霧 fog
• 雨 rain
• 木 tree
• 月 moon
• 日 sun
• 風 wind
• 水 water
• 火 fire
• 山 mountain
• 川 river

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Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.