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Kanji Detail for 木 - "tree, wood, timber"

木

  • Meaning

    木 means "tree, wood, timber."

    1. Tree - A woody plant; timber.

    2. Wood - Lumber; wooden material.

    3. Simple - Plain; honest; straightforward.

    4. Numb - Unable to feel; insensitive.

    5. Thursday - One of the seven days of the week.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tree; wood

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tree; wood, lumber; wooden

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Mu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tree; wood, lumber; wooden

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

    A general term for woody plants. Those with large trunks and branches suitable for building materials are called 喬木 (trees). Those with low trunks and branches near the ground are called 灌木 (shrubs). Those between shrubs and herbaceous plants are called 半灌木 (semi-shrubs). | Objects made from wood. Such as death is called 就木, referring to the coffin. From "Zuo Zhuan." Also 三木 are punishment devices worn on the neck, hands, and feet, including the cangue and shackles. 五木 are gambling implements, the modern dice. In ancient times, five pieces were used, hence 五木. | One of the five musical tones. Refers to wooden instruments like the zhu and yu. | One of the planets. Its orbit is between Mars and Saturn. Also called the Year Star (Jupiter). | Plain, simple. From "Analerta": "Firm, resolute, simple, and slow to speak." Also 木彊 means inflexible in manner. | Lack of sensation is called 木. Such as 麻木不仁 (numb and unfeeling). Colloquially, being dull is also called 木.
  • Onyomitip

    boku(ぼく) ぼく

    moku(もく) もく

  • Kunyomitip

    ki(き) き

    ko(ころも) ころも

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords
    tree wood timber lumber wooden forest nature plant branch trunk bark leaf root oak pine bamboo grove carpentry organic natural

Sentences including 木

  • He rescued a cat from a high tree.

  • Birds make their nests in trees.

  • The house stands among trees.

  • I see a house among the trees.

  • Her mother has been sick since last thursday.

  • This tree has been standing for five decades.

  • The tree was heavy with fruit.

  • The monkey came down.

  • The meeting is to be held next thursday.

  • My father cut wood with a saw.

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