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Kanji for Tree
The kanji for “tree” is 樹, read ju and written in 16 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
樹
tree
A great tree with deep roots and a wide crown.
16 strokes On reading ジュ (ju) Kun reading き (ki) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: timber, trees, wood, establish, set up
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ki, ju
In Japan it appears in about 1,268 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
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