漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 312 strokesRadical
On
ショク
Kun
う(える)・う(わる)
Meaning
plant (a tree)

Origin

ORIGIN

木 (tree) + 直 (phonetic 'shoku'). To 'plant' a tree straight up in the ground.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ショク植樹・植物・誤植
うえる植える・植木
うわる植わる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 植物しょくぶつ

    plant

  • 植木うえき

    garden plant

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

にわに 花を 植えました。

I planted flowers in the garden.

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