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camphor tree

Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingナン、ダン、ゼン、ネン

Kun readingくす、くすのき

Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

camphor treeRtK

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) · south · ten (十) · needle (丨) · belt · happiness · ten (十) · needle (丨) · stand up (立) · vase

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1741

Compound words

石楠花シャクナゲ

東石楠花あずましゃくなげ

Azuma rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)

本石楠花ほんしゃくなげ

Rhododendron metternichii

黄花石楠花きばなしゃくなげ

Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)

筑紫石楠花つくししゃくなげ

Tsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)

白山石楠花はくさんしゃくなげ

Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 楠

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