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Kanji: 木

KANJI
木
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き
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N5 (beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
木
Radical name:
き
Meaning:
Tree, wood
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 300 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
木(き)
tree, wood
N5
木曜日(もくようび)
Thursday
N4
木綿(もめん)
cotton
N3
木曜(もくよう)
Thursday
N2
植木(うえき)
garden shrubs, trees, potted plant
N2
材木(ざいもく)
lumber, timber
N2
大木(たいぼく)
large tree
N2
並木(なみき)
roadside tree, row of trees
N2
木材(もくざい)
lumber, timber, wood
N1
木綿(きわた)
cotton
N1
雑木(ざつぼく)
various kinds of small trees, assorted trees
N1
樹木(じゅもく)
trees and shrubs, arbour
N1
土木(どぼく)
public works
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