椰
椰 — Coconut tree
coconut tree
On’yomiヤ (ya)
Kun’yomiやし (yashi)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 椰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 椰子 | やし yashi | palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae) |
Study notes
椰 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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