tree; wood

From Lesson 2:Kanji 1·Japanese

Usages of tree; wood

木
tree; wood
book; origin
本

To make a book, you need approximately one tree.

grain
禾 component

Mnemonic: the grain is so heavy that it bends the tree it grows on.

木きki
tree; wood
rice
米

Are those horns on that tree? No, they're giant grains of rice!

box
箱

You find a box made of bamboo, containing a tree and an eye.

desk
机

You need an extra tree to turn a table into a desk.

cherry tree
桜

The cherry tree blossoms for everyone, even for an ostensibly insignificant woman.

木もく曜よう日びmokuyoubi
Thursday
rest
休

A person leaning against a tree is taking a rest.

comfort
楽
school
校

Between the trees, children mingle in a school.

vegetable
菜

To grow a vegetable, plant grass near a tree and use your fingernail to tend it.

flat object counter
枚
miscellaneous
雑

You see a pretty miscellaneous collection of nine small birds in a tree.

east
東

Behind a tree, the sun rises in the east.

sideways
横

Once the trees start to look yellow, you know things are going sideways.

natural forest
森

A natural forest has more trees than a manmade forest, because less are cut away.

manmade forest
林

A manmade forest only has a few trees, because many are cut away by humans.

village
村
floor
床

On a cliff, you cut down a tree you will use to make a floor.

last
末
fruit
果

In the rice paddy there's a tree that's bearing fruit.

chair
椅

A curious mind used a tree to craft the first chair.

leaf
枼

In the world of trees, there are many leaves.

bridge
橋

Building a bridge requires trees that are lofty.

not yet
未

One tree is not yet a forest.

machine
機

How many trees do you need to build a machine?

bundle
束

The trees look so tasty, your mouth starts to bundle saliva just looking at them.

shelf
棚

A tree found a companion in a shelf.

relative
亲

Your relatives have the annoying disposition to stand in a tree and look down on you.

trouble
困

If you enclose a tree, it's in trouble.

posture
構

The tree in your inner palace has excellent posture.

cupful
杯

A cupful of tree is not drinkable.

gather; collect
集

You see some small birds gather in a tree.

amazed
呆

You are amazed by the fact that trees have mouths.

rod
棒

You dedicate yourself to turning trees into rods.

status
格

Each and every tree has more status than you.

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