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樹 kanji: meaning “timber-trees”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N116 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
timber-trees
On'yomi
ジュ
Kun'yomi
き

Picture story to remember 樹

To pick timber-trees, the carpenter taps each tree (木) like a drum (壴) and carefully measures (寸) it.

Parts in this story:木, 寸

How to write 樹: stroke order

樹 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 樹

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Kanji that share parts with 樹.