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What does the kanji 椿 mean?

椿 means camellia tree. On'yomi チン、チュン. Kun'yomi つばき.

Quick facts
On'yomiチン、チュン
Kun'yomiつばき
Strokes13
Main radical木
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi チン、チュンKun'yomi つばき
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

camellia tree

Memory hook

The tree (木) opening red flowers to the warm spring sun (日) — CAMELLIA.

Main radical

木tree 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Data sources and licences

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.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.