木
木

tree, wood

4 strokesFrequency 317JLPT N4Grade 1

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Kun

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Nanori

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Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

tree

Constituents

?wood

Mnemonic Stories

A simple pictograph of a tree: a vertical trunk, horizontal branches, and the bottom represents the roots.

Dictionary

Common Words

木樹きNounFreq #838
1

tree; shrub; bush

Examples
その木には実がたわわになっていた。
The tree was heavy with fruit.
2

木 only

wood; timber

3

木 only; Usu. written as 柝

wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

木々木木樹々樹樹きぎNounFreq #3847
1

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

Examples
木々は芽を出し始めた。
The trees are beginning to bud.
木製もくせいNoun～の Adj.Freq #8830
1

wooden; made of wood

Examples
それは木製ですか、それとも金属製ですか。
Is it made of wood or metal?
薪焚き木たき木まき (薪)たきぎNounFreq #9068
1

Usu. まき

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)

2

たきぎ only

kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

Examples
もう少し火にまきをくべなさい。
Put some more wood on the fire.
樹木じゅもくNounFreq #10175
1

tree; trees and shrubs

Examples
果実がなる樹木は、成長するための空間がかなり必要だ。
Fruit trees require a large amount of space in which to grow.
木箱きばこNounFreq #10428
1

wooden box; wooden crate

Examples
古い木箱がテーブルの役目をした。
An old wooden box served as table.
木陰こかげ木蔭NounFreq #11450
1

shade of a tree; bower

Examples
彼らは木蔭に座った。
They sat in the shade of a tree.
木材もくざいNounFreq #11548
1

lumber; timber; wood

Examples
この古い家は木材でできている。
This old house is made of wood.
大木たいぼくNounFreq #11560
1

large tree

Examples
大木の陰に避難した。
We took refuge behind a big tree.
こだま木霊木魂谺NounFreq #11688
1

Word usually written using kana alone; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

echo; reverberation

Examples
谷は彼の呼び声でこだました。
The valley echoed with his call.
2

spirit of a tree; tree spirit

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