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catalpa tree
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingあずさ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. catalpa tree
  2. woodblock printing
  3. catalpaRtK
  1. japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
  2. yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata)
  3. japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)
  4. printing block
  5. catalpa bow

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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
catalpa bow
梓匠ししょう
cabinetmaker
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

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