木
木·tree, wood
- On-yomi
- モクボク
- Kun-yomi
- きこ
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 木曜日 | もくようび | Thursday |
| 木 | き | tree, wood |
| 木曜 | もくよう | Thursday |
| 植木 | うえき | potted plant, garden tree |
Example sentences
公園に 大きい 木が あります。
こうえんにおおきいきがあります。
There is a big tree in the park.
木曜日に テストが あります。
もくようびにてすとがあります。
There is a test on Thursday.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 木曜日 as *きようび instead of もくようび
Memory aid
Picture it
A trunk with branches spreading up and roots spreading down: a tree.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 木曜日もくようびThursday
- 木きtree
- 木綿もめんcotton
- 木曜もくようThursday
- 木材もくざいlumber, timber, wood
- 並木なみきroadside trees, a row of trees, tree-lined avenue
- 植木うえきgarden plant, potted plant, garden shrubs and trees
- 材木ざいもくlumber, timber, wood (as material)
- 大木たいぼくlarge tree, big tree
- 樹木じゅもくtrees (collectively)
- 土木どぼくcivil engineering; public works
- 雑木ざつぼくassorted small trees; miscellaneous trees of no commercial value
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