7 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

cedar, cryptomeria

Kun'yomi
  • Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
On'yomi
  • サン

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

すぎ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

cedar, cryptomeria
すぎ サン (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
small cedar ②thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
solitary Japanese cedar
Yakushima cedar (esp. one over 1000 years old)
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
lignitized Japanese cedar
door made of cedar
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References

Unicode hex code 6749
JIS X 0208 1-31-89
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2190
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2562
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 832
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1027
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 557
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 737
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1713
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1849
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 910
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 425
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1941
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14452
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1467
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1872
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2033
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1418
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1136
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1357
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1072
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1729
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a3.2
Four corner code 4292.2
De Roo Code 1860