梢
梢
11 strokes
JLPT N1
Grade 9
Meanings
treetops
twig
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こずえ
くすのき
Common Words
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
treetops
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
🧩
wood
小
little
小
small
月
flesh
月
month
月
moon
月
part of the body
木
tree
肖
candle
肖
resemblance
肖
spark
Mnemonic Stories
Before electricity, people would put candles in the treetops of trees at Christmas time.
A single stray spark from the campfire caught the lowest branch of the pine tree and raced to the treetops in seconds.
Just one section of the treetops bear a striking resemblance to the whole tree, just a _small_er fractal version of it.
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