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椎
椎
12 strokes
Frequency: 1911
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

chinquapin
mallet
spine

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ツイ
スイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
つち
う.つ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
しい

Common Words

槌
鎚
つち
椎
Noun
Freq #17058
1

hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel

鉄槌
鉄鎚
てっつい
Noun
Freq #19457
1

iron hammer

2

crushing blow

しい
椎
シイ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #37416
1

any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin

頸椎
頚椎
けいつい
Noun
Freq #46367
1

cervical vertebrae

しいたけ
椎茸
シイタケ
香蕈
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #46753
1

shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake

Examples
椎茸を乾燥させて保存します。
We keep shiitake mushrooms dry.
脊椎
せきつい
Noun
Freq #48229
1

Anatomy

spine; vertebral column; spinal column; backbone

2

Anatomy

vertebra

腰椎
ようつい
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #78345
1

Anatomy

lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae

脊椎動物
せきついどうぶつ
Noun
Freq #96542
1

Zoology

vertebrate; vertebrates; vertebrata

尾椎
びつい
Noun
Freq #108247
1

caudal vertebra

しいのき
椎の木
しいの木
シイノキ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #110635
1

any beech tree of genus Castanopsis

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