What does the kanji 木 mean?

The kanji 木 (ki) means "tree, wood". It is a JLPT N5 character.

"ki" is written with the kanji 木, meaning "tree, wood". Its readings are onyomi (Chinese-derived) ぼく (boku), もく (moku), kunyomi (native Japanese) き (ki), こ (ko). It is a JLPT N5 character.

How do you write the kanji 木?

Write 木 ("tree") by following the correct stroke order. Use the interactive, step-by-step stroke order animation on this page to practise each stroke in sequence and build muscle memory.

What are the readings of 木?

木 has these readings: onyomi (Chinese-derived) ぼく (boku), もく (moku), kunyomi (native Japanese) き (ki), こ (ko).

木“tree” Kanjiki / boku

JLPT N5

How to write 木

木 (tree) kanji stroke order diagram with numbered strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning

tree, wood

Onyomi (音読み)

ぼく boku
もく moku

Chinese reading

Kunyomi (訓読み)

き ki
こ ko

Japanese reading

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Example sentences using 木

Human-reviewed sentence pairs from the Tatoeba corpus, with readings shown above the kanji.

このテーブルは木製もくせいだ。
This table is made out of wood.
木製 (もくせい)
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木星もくせいはガスでできてるんだ。
Jupiter is made of gas.
木星 (もくせい)
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植木うえきにお水みずをあげてきてちょうだい。
Water the plants.
植木 (うえき)
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Read 木 in a story

Short Japanese comics written so that every word in them is JLPT N5. One of them teaches this character — the match is on the words an episode teaches, not every character in its dialogue.