Memory phrase for the Kanji: 杉

杉

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Meaning Japanese cedar, crytomeriam

Pronunciation


sugi

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: hair 彡

Mnemonic
 
The tree with hair (=protruding florescence) is the Japanese Cedar. (See the 'hairs' also as pollen that cause the frequent allergies.)

Radicals

木 tree
彡 hairThe radical sanzukuri shows three hair.
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 Vocabulary

杉 すぎ  Japanese cedar

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