Keyword
tree
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FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig207
Readings
(56%)
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ぼく
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Mnemonic

A pictograph of a tree, any kind of a tree.

Used in kanji (339 in total)
-sama
book
towards each other
kill
Used in vocabulary (969 in total)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
wooden; made of wood
tree; trees and shrubs
wooden box; wooden crate
shade of tree; bower
lumber; timber; wood
plants; vegetation
foliage; leaves of trees
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
wooden sword
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
wood (for building); lumber; timber
roadside tree; row of trees
bokken; wooden sword
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
sunlight filtering through trees
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
block (of wood); chip; splinter
grain (of wood)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
bush; shrub
flowerpot; plant pot
tree climbing
wood carving; woodcraft
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
garden tree
unbarked lumber
seedling; sapling; young tree
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
fallen tree
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
standing tree; standing timber
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
in the trees
Jupiter (planet)
young tree; sapling
wooden tag
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
shade of tree; bower
shrub; shrubbery
cold wintry wind
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
bark (of tree)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
wooden building; wooden architecture
perch; barstool
lumberyard
wooden board
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
wooden clappers
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
crosspiece; bar; rail
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
ending up right back where one started
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
sleeper; railroad tie
wooden plate
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
wooden framework
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
bark (of a tree)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
cheap lodging house
flowers and trees; flowering trees
standing tree; standing timber
wood grain; unpainted wood
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
wooden house; frame house (building)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
wooden spatula
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
wooden shoes; clogs
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
original stock
to fell a tree
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
sacred tree
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
forked tree; forked branch
wooden part; xylem
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
grade of wood; quality of wood; cut end (of a piece of wood)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
shade of tree; bower
wood-block printing; wood engraving
deutzia; Deutzia crenata
merry-go-round; carousel
sunlight filtering through trees
wooden bridge
doorman; gatekeeper
deutzia; Deutzia crenata
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
bush; shrub
coping; top rail
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
woodblock print
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
tree; woody plant
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
(printing) block; woodcut
yoke; constraints; oppression
cold wintry wind
(printing) block; woodcut
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
dryad; tree spirit
wooden house; woodframe house
smell of new wood
ridgepole; ridge beam
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
evergreen tree
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
rubber tree
Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
tree climbing
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
wooden pillow
barren trees in winter
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
fragrant olive; sweet olive; Osmanthus fragrans; Olea fragrans
nature; natural scenery
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
wood alcohol; the spirit of a tree
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
cold wintry wind
gate money; admission fee
gate with a crossbar
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
rice-drying rack
woodwork; woodworking
wooden sword
wooden framework
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
paper-thin sheet of wood
to be blunt; to be curt
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
sunlight filtering through trees
cutting; planting (a cutting)
woody; ligneous
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa; Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus
wooden mosaic; parquetry
felling; logging
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
civil engineering and construction
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
wooden coffin
wood ashes
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
horned owl
homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
perch; barstool
bell with wooden clapper; leader; guide (of the public)
driftwood; floating timber
dyeing with vegetable dyes
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood
sunlight filtering through trees
splint; brace
grove in summer
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
cherry tree
zigzag pattern; zigzag formation; steps down from a pier; pathway covered by extended eaves to protect from snow; large saw used by lumberjacks
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
white magnolia; Magnolia denudata
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis); breadfruit tree
boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway
publication; wood-block printing; canopy (trees)
stock (from which a graft is taken)
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
weak tengu; small tengu
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
tree surgeon; arborist
wooden peg
wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid
wooden bowl
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
potted tree
matchwood; splint; stick; scroll roller
stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
Tue-Thurs-Sat
wooden frame
seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wooden mosaic; parquetry
bleached cotton cloth
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
to be blunt; to be curt
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
cherry tree
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
wooden stick; wooden pole
swinging log; horizontal bar
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
kanji "tree" radical at left (radical 75)
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
common kochia (Bassia scoparia); burning bush; summer cypress
grain (of wood)
bleached cotton cloth
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
tree bark
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
(oil) press
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
Tuesdays and Thursdays
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
charred stake; ember
Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
wooden spatula
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
Wednesday and Thursday
forked tree; forked branch
grafting
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
twigs; treetops
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
woodworker; carpenter
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa); Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
(oil) press
baseboard; skirting board
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
trees and grass; vegetation
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
bark (of a tree)
laths; bamboo lathing
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
ancon; bracket; corbel piece
sewing needle for cotton thread
fragment of wood
perch; barstool
split firewood
gas giant (Jupiter, Saturn); giant planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune); Jovian planet
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
percussion instrument made of small pieces wood strung together
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
(oil) press
twig used in grafting; budwood
Nepal holly (Ilex integra)
holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food
deep in the woods
cotton goods or clothing
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)
wooden Buddha
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
bleached cotton cloth
withered trees and frozen rocks; (fig.) a person that is hard to approach
Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)
fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
cutting; planting (a cutting)
pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
Thursday and Friday
kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
classification of fragrant woods used as incense
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)
kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child
split firewood
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
pruning shears
bush; shrub
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
charcoal drawing
Betulaceae (birch family)
bogwood; bog oak; obscurity; fig
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera); cleyera
bogwood; bog oak; obscurity; fig
bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
joined block construction of a statue
tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans); fragrant olive; sweet olive
dendrolatry (worship of trees)
wood screw
woody parts (of plant); xylem
cutting; planting (a cutting)
Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)
wooden plug; cork; tampion
wooden water pipe; wooden flume
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
unusual tree; rare tree; strange tree
stone tree
(measuring) ruler
lignification
inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
baseboard; skirting board
light green; yellowish-green
strange tree; mysterious tree
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
male plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant; tenoned part of a wooden joint (in construction)
(oil) press
stock or supply of lumber
brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
registered architect with a license for wood construction
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
red-black tree; self-balancing binary search tree
understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
unlikely event; rare occurrence
woodworking tool
timber; lumber; wood
wooden plug
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
bell hammer backwards body drop; sex position with the woman lying backwards on top
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
lepidodendron
wood sledge
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
have a pass to; have access to
forest tree
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
mine timbers
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
hidden behind trees
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
burning wood; firewood
beautiful trees
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
unlikely event; rare occurrence
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver ear fungus
Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)
Japanese butterfly bush (species of buddleia, Buddleja japonica)
cotton batting; cotton wadding; cotton padding
carved wooden seal
unusual tree; strange tree; mysterious tree
unfeeling or callous person
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
wood lath
castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus); prickly castor oil tree
Coriaria japonica (species of shrub)
mignonette (Reseda odorata)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
small block of wood used to clean one's buttocks after defecating
lintel; crossbar; gate with a crossbar; roofed gate
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
wood fiber; wood fibre
Nepal holly (Ilex integra)
to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree
to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; (lit.) to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
exposed rafter
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree
harlequin glorybower (species of flowering plant, Clerodendrum trichotomum)
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns
printing type made from wood
sawhorse; sawbuck
mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
layering (a plant)
wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste
Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
tree that has dropped its leaves; bare tree
eighth lunar month
fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle
weak tengu; small tengu
score counter (for multiples of kan)
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
maple (tree) (Acer spp.)
roadside tree; row of trees
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
belch; eructation; burp
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wooden printing block
bark (of a tree)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
forked tree; forked branch
forked tree; forked branch
wooden spatula
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
rubber tree
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill
weak tengu; small tengu
weak tengu; small tengu
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa
wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid
family crest based on a japonica flower; style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock
wooden vat (esp. for sake brewing); wooden tank
wooden stick; wooden pole
wooden stick; wooden pole
ancon; bracket; corbel piece
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
Prunus spinulosa (Japanese species of prunus)
Prunus spinulosa (Japanese species of prunus)
mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Betulaceae (birch family)
devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree
devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree
devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus spp.)
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
wood lath
wooden pestle
Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera); Japanese woodpecker; wavy-bellied woodpecker
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
chopped wood; wood chips; thin shingles
great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
-ary tree
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)
Brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata); pernambuco wood
Brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata); pernambuco wood
wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste
white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
early spiketail (species of flowering plant, Stachyurus praecox)
early spiketail (species of flowering plant, Stachyurus praecox)
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
grain stalk radical at left (radical 115); two-branch tree radical at left
northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)
Leucothoe grayana (species of ericaceous plant)
layering (a plant)
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
male plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant; tenoned part of a wooden joint (in construction)
India rubber tree (Ficus elastica)
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini); bronze hammerhead shark
long-eared owl (Asio otus); northern long-eared owl
long-eared owl (Asio otus); northern long-eared owl
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)
wood inlay
beautiful trees
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
nose ring (for cattle)
donating lumber to a shrine
buttonwood tree (Platanus occidentalis); American sycamore; buttonball tree
sawhorse; sawbuck
sawhorse; sawbuck
Aucuba japonica var. borealis (variety of Japanese laurel)
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
psylla (any insect of family Psyllidae); psyllid; jumping plant louse
psylla (any insect of family Psyllidae); psyllid; jumping plant louse
shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.)
shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.)
Ryukyu tree lizard (Japalura polygonata)
Ryukyu tree lizard (Japalura polygonata)
royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
Kandelia obovata (species of mangrove)
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus); prickly castor oil tree
Choenomeles lagenaria; hiboke flowering quince
escape wheel (in a timepiece); pulley
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
well-trimmed tree
search tree; decision tree
Dorado (constellation); the Goldfish; the Swordfish
hollow in a tree
crotch of a tree
under a tree
overstory (overstorey); canopy layer; tree stratum
angle (corner) block; angle rafter
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
coca tree
to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree
woodworking tools; woodworking machines
xylose; wood sugar
(public) opinion leader
A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be
fragrant styrax; styrax obassia
malus tschonoskii; white angel
forked viburnum (Viburnum furcatum); scarlet leaved viburnum
of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
wood sculptor; woodcarver
wood sculptor; woodcarver
Kibe sect (of Shin Buddhism)
balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)
Chinese lespedeza (species of bush clover, Lespedeza cuneata)
cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale); acajou
understory (understorey)
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba); Indian silk-cotton tree
kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra)
loose-flowered hornbeam (Carpinus laxiflora)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers
silicified wood
hierarchical tree structure
knowledge tree
kara flowering quince; Choenomeles lagenaria
Choenomeles lagenaria; shiroboke flowering quince
Choenomeles lagenaria; yodoboke flowering quince
Choenomeles lagenaria; maboke flowering quince
Pieris japonica; Hime Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
Pieris japonica; fukurin; Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
Satsuma mock orange; Philadelphus satsumi
short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
wooden wedding (anniversary)
bars (of a saddle tree)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
graining (lacquering technique)
graining (lacquering technique)
part of a loom
part of a loom
Edo period doll
withered trees and cold ash; (fig.) someone who is detached and free of desires; (fig.) someone who has no vitality
darkness under the trees; dark place under the trees
thin cedar or cypress shingles (4.5-6 mm thick, used for shingling roofs of temples, shrines, etc.)
tree swayed by the wind
person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans
person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans
foliage; leaves of trees
fruits left on a tree during winter (supposedly causing more fruits to appear in the next season)
person who tends to trees (e.g. in a garden)
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
simple deer-hunting blind (horizontal branches and brushwood)
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
treetop; tip of a branch
shade under a tree in full leaf; summer
shade under a tree in full leaf; summer
shade under a tree in full leaf; summer
citrus juice (used similarly to vinegar)
spearflower (Ardisia japonica)
subcanopy tree; understory tree; semi-tall tree
low-grade charcoal made from crude wood
cutting a person's sidelocks; evenly cut sidelocks (symbol of adulthood for noblewomen in the Heian era); ritual of cutting the sidelocks (coming-of-age ceremony for women from about 1568-1867)
wooden hoe
game tree (in combinatorial game theory)
pickled buds of chocolate vine, Japanese pepper tree, etc.
pickled buds of chocolate vine, Japanese pepper tree, etc.
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea)
wood engraving
Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)
tree blown down by the wind
wooden blocks used as clappers (kabuki)
wooden blocks used as clappers (kabuki)
match (for lighting fires)
match (for lighting fires)
match (for lighting fires)
match (for lighting fires)
a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve; (lit.) a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost
shoe tree; shoe stretcher; shoemaker's last
wood wool; excelsior
wood wool board; mineral bonded wood wool board; cement excelsior board
composite vessel construction (wood, iron, etc.)
all returns to dust; (lit.) the fruit of the tree falls to the roots
to do something impossible; (lit.) to disembowel oneself with a pestle
unbleached cotton cloth
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
sending logs downstream bound together in rafts; floating bound timber downstream; timber rafting
fallen trees (esp. cryptomeria on Yakushima)
Kizu Station (Kyoto)
Araki Station (Chiba)
Miki Station (Miki Railway)
Takagi Station (Hiroshima)
weight-chain-pole weapon; flail
Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)
panicled hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata); peegee hydrangea
Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum
Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum
dwarf Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica); (Japanese) flowering quince; Maule's quince; japonica
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
climbing perch (esp. of genus Anabas)
great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Weigela hortensis (species of deciduous shrub in the honeysuckle family)
Asian fairy bluebird (Irena puella)
yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)
pine siskin (Carduelis pinus)
Lespedeza buergeri (species of bush clover)
leafbird; fairy bluebird
mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus); missel thrush; stormcock
common treecreeper (species of songbird, Certhia familiaris)
common treecreeper (species of songbird, Certhia familiaris)
Heptathela kimurai (species of burrowing spider)
mulberry psyllid (Anomoneura mori)
Indian silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
twin-flowering abelia (Abelia spathulata)
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Caulerpa scalpelliformis (species of green alga)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
Michelia compressa (species of Japanese tree similar to champak)
goldenrain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
spike winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)
iyomizugi winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)
Disanthus cercidifolius (species of witch-hazel)
horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera)
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
black mangrove (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza)
Rhizophora mucronata (species of mangrove)
grey mangrove (Avicennia marina); white mangrove
Acanthopanax sciadophylloides (species of flowering plant related to the aralias)
Para rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis)
gray bottlebrush (Callistemon speciosus); grey bottlebrush
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
night jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum); night jasmine; lady of the night; queen of the night
skate (Rajinidae spp., esp. the Kwangtung skate, Dipturus kwangtungensis)
skate (Rajinidae spp., esp. the Kwangtung skate, Dipturus kwangtungensis)
skate (Rajinidae spp., esp. the Kwangtung skate, Dipturus kwangtungensis)
skate (Rajinidae spp., esp. the Kwangtung skate, Dipturus kwangtungensis)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
thornback ray (Raja clavata); thornback skate
thornback ray (Raja clavata); thornback skate
thornback ray (Raja clavata); thornback skate
thornback ray (Raja clavata); thornback skate
winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii, species of Indo-West Pacific hammerhead shark)
winghead shark (Eusphyra blochii, species of Indo-West Pacific hammerhead shark)
bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena, species of hammerhead shark)
great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran, the largest species of hammerhead shark)
Litsea coreana (species of tree in the laurel family)
bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo)
black marlin (Makaira indica)
shortbill spearfish (Tetrapturus angustirostris)
handkerchief tree (Davidia involucrata); dove tree
cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha); wood ear fungus; black fungus
cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha); wood ear fungus; black fungus
cloud ear fungus (Auricularia polytricha); wood ear fungus; black fungus
Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam
lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis)
Asian serviceberry (Amelanchier asiatica); shadberry; juneberry; shadbush; shadblow
khat (Catha edulis); qat
evening brown butterfly (Melanitis leda); common evening brown
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus cornucopiae)
fiddle-leaf fig (Ficus lyrata)
Cyrtosia septentrionalis (species of orchid)
hornbeam maple (Acer carpinifolium)
Nikko maple (Acer maximowiczianum)
Nikko maple (Acer maximowiczianum)
common bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); blue whortleberry; European blueberry; bilberry; whortleberry; blueberry
horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum); conker tree
agathis (genus of evergreen trees); kauri; dammar
acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
summer savory (Satureja hortensis)
great morinda (Morinda citrifolia); Indian mulberry; noni; beach mulberry; cheese fruit
golden ear (Tremella aurantia)
kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)
Examples (200 in total)
You look at that tree.
That tree is big.
That tree is not so tall as this.