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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1095 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: cedar, cryptomeria

Kunyomi: すぎ

Onyomi: サン

Composition: 林 彡 木

杉

Radical

Radical: 木

Meaning: tree

Reading: き

Frequency: 1,369

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

木

Examples

Onyomi Examples

老杉 (ロウサン) old cryptomeria

Kunyomi Examples

杉 (すぎ) Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

杉戸 (すぎど) door made of cedar

台杉 (だいすぎ) coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees

神代杉 (じんだいすぎ) lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar

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