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Kanji for Cedar
The kanji for “cedar” is 杉, read san and written in 7 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
杉
cedar
The tall Japanese cedar; straight and enduring.
7 strokes On reading サン (san) Kun reading すぎ (sugi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: cedar, cryptomeria
Readings used for names on Nazuke: san, sugi
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