Keyword
tree
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FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (1st grade) 
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KankenLevel 10
Heisig207
Readings
(56%)
もく
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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
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
roadside tree; row of trees
bokken; wooden sword
sunlight filtering through trees
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
grain (of wood)
block (of wood); chip; splinter
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
flowerpot; plant pot
bush; shrub
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
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
standing tree; standing timber
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
in the trees
Jupiter (planet)
wooden tag
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
young tree; sapling
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
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)
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
shade of tree; bower
cold wintry wind
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
shrub; shrubbery
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
wooden building; wooden architecture
bark (of tree)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
lumberyard
perch; barstool
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
wooden board
wooden clappers
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
crosspiece; bar; rail
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
ending up right back where one started
sleeper; railroad tie
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
trees and stones; unfeeling person
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
bark (of a tree)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
wooden framework
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
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
flowers and trees; flowering trees
cheap lodging house
standing tree; standing timber
wood grain; unpainted wood
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
wooden house; frame house (building)
jade plant (Crassula argentea, Crassula ovata)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
wooden plate
wooden shoes; clogs
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
original stock
narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times
to fell a tree
sacred tree
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
wooden spatula
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
forked tree; forked branch
grade of wood; quality of wood; cut end (of a piece of wood)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
wooden part; xylem
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)
shade of tree; bower
wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern
ridged wooden bench used in SM practices (and in the Edo period for torturing female prisoners)
deutzia; Deutzia crenata
wood-block printing; wood engraving
merry-go-round; carousel
wooden bridge
doorman; gatekeeper
deutzia; Deutzia crenata
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
sunlight filtering through trees
coping; top rail
woodblock print
bush; shrub
Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
tree; woody plant
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
(printing) block; woodcut
cold wintry wind
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
(printing) block; woodcut
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
dryad; tree spirit
smell of new wood
ridgepole; ridge beam
evergreen tree
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
yoke; constraints; oppression
Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)
Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince
wooden house; woodframe house
rubber tree
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
tree climbing
wooden pillow
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
barren trees in winter
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
nature; natural scenery
fragrant olive; sweet olive; Osmanthus fragrans; Olea fragrans
sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
wood alcohol; the spirit of a tree
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
rice-drying rack
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
cold wintry wind
gate money; admission fee
gate with a crossbar
wooden framework
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
wooden sword
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
paper-thin sheet of wood
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation
to be blunt; to be curt
cutting; planting (a cutting)
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)
woody; ligneous
birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
sunlight filtering through trees
woodwork; woodworking
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa; Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus
wooden mosaic; parquetry
Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley
felling; logging
civil engineering and construction
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
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
horned owl
wooden coffin
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
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
splint; brace
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)
sunlight filtering through 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
wooden bowl
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
potted tree
matchwood; splint; stick; scroll roller
wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid
stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
Tue-Thurs-Sat
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri
wooden frame
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
bleached cotton cloth
wooden mosaic; parquetry
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
to be blunt; to be curt
cherry tree
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
swinging log; horizontal bar
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
kanji "tree" radical at left (radical 75)
workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill
common kochia (Bassia scoparia); burning bush; summer cypress
grain (of wood)
bleached cotton cloth
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
tree bark
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
charred stake; ember
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
Tuesdays and Thursdays
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
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
woodworker; carpenter
Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)
anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa); Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)
baseboard; skirting board
wooden stick; wooden pole
(oil) press
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
good for nothing (of large people); big but useless
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
trees and grass; vegetation
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
perch; barstool
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
fragment of wood
laths; bamboo lathing
split firewood
ancon; bracket; corbel piece
bark (of a tree)
person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree
sewing needle for cotton thread
(oil) press
percussion instrument made of small pieces wood strung together
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
twig used in grafting; budwood
Nepal holly (Ilex integra)
(oil) press
gas giant (Jupiter, Saturn); giant planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune); Jovian planet
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
deep in the woods
wooden Buddha
withered trees and frozen rocks; (fig.) a person that is hard to approach
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)
cotton goods or clothing
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food
bleached cotton cloth
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
cutting; planting (a cutting)
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)
pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle
Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
bush; shrub
kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
charcoal drawing
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
pruning shears
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)
classification of fragrant woods used as incense
bogwood; bog oak; obscurity; fig
Betulaceae (birch family)
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
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
kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
split firewood
joined block construction of a statue
(measuring) ruler
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
wood screw
woody parts (of plant); xylem
cutting; planting (a cutting)
lignification
white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
unusual tree; rare tree; strange tree
wooden plug; cork; tampion
Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera); cleyera
stone tree
dendrolatry (worship of trees)
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
bogwood; bog oak; obscurity; fig
Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)
Thursday and Friday
bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
wooden water pipe; wooden flume
tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans); fragrant olive; sweet olive
understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
wood sledge
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
registered architect with a license for wood construction
male plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant; tenoned part of a wooden joint (in construction)
baseboard; skirting board
strange tree; mysterious tree
woodworking tool
lepidodendron
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
red-black tree; self-balancing binary search tree
female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
forest tree
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree
light green; yellowish-green
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
mine timbers
bell hammer backwards body drop; sex position with the woman lying backwards on top
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
stock or supply of lumber
hidden behind trees
unlikely event; rare occurrence
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
have a pass to; have access to
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)
wooden plug
weak tengu; small tengu
unusual tree; strange tree; mysterious tree
burning wood; firewood
Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday
eighth lunar month
timber; lumber; wood
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; (lit.) to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree
Coriaria japonica (species of shrub)
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
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
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
unlikely event; rare occurrence
Japanese butterfly bush (species of buddleia, Buddleja japonica)
score counter (for multiples of kan)
tree that has dropped its leaves; bare tree
devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree
castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus); prickly castor oil tree
Nepal holly (Ilex integra)
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
unfeeling or callous person
beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)
cotton batting; cotton wadding; cotton padding
sawhorse; sawbuck
harlequin glorybower (species of flowering plant, Clerodendrum trichotomum)
wood lath
printing type made from wood
to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree
beautiful trees
(oil) press
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
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
pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns
wood fiber; wood fibre
small block of wood used to clean one's buttocks after defecating
layering (a plant)
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink
Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)
Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
exposed rafter
lintel; crossbar; gate with a crossbar; roofed gate
fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle
wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
carved wooden seal
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
mignonette (Reseda odorata)
snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver ear fungus
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)
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
forked tree; forked branch
forked tree; forked branch
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
wooden spatula
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
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)
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa
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
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)
wooden stick; wooden pole
wooden stick; wooden pole
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)
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
Betulaceae (birch family)
log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole
fiveleaf aralia (Acanthopanax sieboldianus)
tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus spp.)
Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)
pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)
wooden pestle
Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera); Japanese woodpecker; wavy-bellied woodpecker
wood lath
evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax
great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
chopped wood; wood chips; thin shingles
-ary tree
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)
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
young tree sprouts; young tree buds
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
early spiketail (species of flowering plant, Stachyurus praecox)
early spiketail (species of flowering plant, Stachyurus praecox)
Brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata); pernambuco wood
Brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata); pernambuco wood
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum)
wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste
white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
collared scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)
layering (a plant)
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay
male plant (esp. a woody plant); androecious plant; tenoned part of a wooden joint (in construction)
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
Okinawa woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)
grain stalk radical at left (radical 115); two-branch tree radical at left
India rubber tree (Ficus elastica)
scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini); bronze hammerhead shark
female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
Leucothoe grayana (species of ericaceous plant)
northern flicker (species of bird, incl. the yellow-shafted flicker and the red-shafted flicker, Colaptes auratus)
donating lumber to a shrine
royal poinciana (Delonix regia); flamboyant
Choenomeles lagenaria; hiboke flowering quince
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
beautiful trees
plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)
escape wheel (in a timepiece); pulley
Ryukyu tree lizard (Japalura polygonata)
Ryukyu tree lizard (Japalura polygonata)
Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma
psylla (any insect of family Psyllidae); psyllid; jumping plant louse
psylla (any insect of family Psyllidae); psyllid; jumping plant louse
man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
Aucuba japonica var. borealis (variety of Japanese laurel)
sawhorse; sawbuck
sawhorse; sawbuck
wood inlay
wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll
castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus); prickly castor oil tree
Kandelia obovata (species of mangrove)
nose ring (for cattle)
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis); traveller's palm
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.)
buttonwood tree (Platanus occidentalis); American sycamore; buttonball tree
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
long-eared owl (Asio otus); northern long-eared owl
long-eared owl (Asio otus); northern long-eared owl
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.