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杉

杉 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 喬木の一つ。幹直く、針状の葉を有し、木材は諸種の用に供せられ、皮は屋根を葺くのに用いられる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「木」 + 音符「彡」。を意味する漢語｛杉｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cedar, cryptomeria

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サン
Kun (native)
  • すぎJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音shan1
  • 拼音sha1
  • 한글sam
  • Hán-ViệtSam

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
7 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+6749

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木彡

Words using this kanji

  • 杉すぎ（すぎ）ヒノキ科（スギ科）の針葉樹。普通は日本固有種の Cryptomeria japonica を指す。 （すぎ）過ぎ。Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
  • 杉林すぎばやしcryptomeria forest
  • 杉戸すぎどdoor made of cedar
  • 杉材すぎざいcedar wood
  • 杉皮すぎかわcedar bark
  • 杉苔すぎごけhaircap moss
  • 杉菜すぎなトクサ目トクサ属に属するしだの一種。学名:Equisetum arvense。胞子茎はつくしと呼ばれる。漢名は問荊。field horsetail (Equisetum arvense), common horsetail
  • 杉箸すぎばしchopsticks made of cedar
  • 杉垣すぎがきcryptomeria hedge
  • 杉叢すぎむらthicket of cedar trees
  • 杉玉すぎだまsugidama
  • 杉石すぎせきsugilite, lavulite
  • 杉板すぎいたcedar board
  • 杉内すぎうちtoo, extremely, so, super
  • 杉並木すぎなみきavenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
  • 杉原紙すぎはらがみsugihara paper
  • 杉毒蛾すぎどくがCalliteara argentata (species of moth)
  • 杉平茸スギヒラタケangel wing mushroom (Pleurocybella porrigens)
  • 杉花粉症すぎかふんしょうcedar pollen allergy
  • 杉の葉壁蝨すぎのはだにsugi spider mite (Oligonychus hondoensis)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-3
Four Corner
4292.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a3.2
Heisig
1849
Nelson
2190