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Kanji Detail for 杉 - "cedar tree, cryptomeria"

杉

  • Meaning

    杉 means "cedar tree, cryptomeria."

    1. Cedar - A tall evergreen conifer tree.

    2. Cryptomeria - Japanese cedar.

  • Origin of 杉

    木, the tree, beside 彡, which lends the reading san: the cedar — Japan's tallest, straightest timber, the avenue tree of shrine roads.

    How to remember it: A tree 木 with three strokes 彡 of falling needles — the cedar.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: cedar tree, cryptomeria
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read すぎ, すぎさき, すぎざき, すぎざぎ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 杉

    Surnames 杉(すぎ)Listen 杉(すぎさき)Listen 杉(すぎざき)Listen 杉(すぎざぎ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    cedar; cryptomeria

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    various species of pine and fir

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    China fir; Cunninghamia lanceolata; also pr. [sha1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    various species of pine and fir

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A tree name. Trunk is straight. Several zhang tall. Needle-shaped leaves shorter than pine. Commonly planted in Chinese forests. Most widely used for building houses and making implements.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sugi(すぎ) すぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    cedar tree cryptomeria aroma bark conifer construction evergreen forest furniture lumber needle resin tall timber tree wood

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