Kanji

What does the kanji 柾 mean?

柾 means straight-grained wood; spindle tree. Kun'yomi まさ、まさめ、まさき.

Quick facts
Kun'yomiまさ、まさめ、まさき
Strokes9
Main radical木
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
Kun'yomi まさ、まさめ、まさき
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework9 strokes

straight-grained wood; spindle tree

Memory hook

The tree (木) whose grain runs true (正) in one line — STRAIGHT-GRAINED WOOD.

Main radical

木tree 4 strokes

Stroke order · 9 strokes

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English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

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