樹
樹 — Timber
timber, trees, wood, establish, set up
On’yomiジュ (ju)
Kun’yomiき (ki)
Stroke order (16 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 樹
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 樹立 | じゅりつ juritsu | establishment; founding; setting (a record) |
| 樹木 | じゅもく jumoku | tree; trees and shrubs |
| 樹脂 | じゅし jushi | resin; rosin |
| 植樹 | しょくじゅ shokuju | tree-planting |
| 果樹 | かじゅ kaju | fruit tree |
| 街路樹 | がいろじゅ gairoju | roadside trees |
Study notes
樹 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #988 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. 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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