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Kanji for Tree
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “tree”: 樹、木. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
tree
A great tree with deep roots and a wide crown.
16 strokes On reading ジュ (ju) Kun reading き (ki) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: timber, trees, wood, establish, set up
Readings used for names on Nazuke: itsuki, ki, shige, ju, tatsu, tatsuru, miki
In Japan it appears in about 1,268 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 樹: Jude 樹道 · Judi 樹慈 · Jule 樹瑠 · Dewey 樹偉 · Jules 樹瑠都 · Juris 樹里寿 · Madhu 真樹 · Judith 樹路澄 · Julius 樹里愛日 · Sergiu 世琉樹 · Georges 恕瑠樹 · Juliano 樹里愛乃 and 24 more
tree
A tree; growth and life.
Sacred giant trees, called Goshinboku, are wrapped with Shinto rice-straw ropes to mark the dwelling of benevolent spirits.
4 strokes On reading ボク、モク (boku, moku) Kun reading き、こ (ki, ko) JLPT N4
Dictionary meanings: tree, wood
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, ko, boku, moku
In Japan it appears in about 463 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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