梓

catalpa tree

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシ

Kun readingあずさ

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

catalpa tree
woodblock printing
catalpaRtK

Radicals and components

Radical木tree

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · spicy · stand up (立) · vase · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1614

Compound words

梓宮しきゅう

Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)

梓弓あずさゆみ

梓匠ししょう

梓巫あずさみこ

female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow

玉梓たまずさ

(precious) letter

上梓じょうし

wood-block printing

梓巫女あずさみこ

female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow

梓に上せるしにのぼせる

to bring (a book) into the world

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 梓

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step