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Cedar Wood Hair 杉 サン すぎ Cryptomeria 杉(すぎ

Kanji
Onyomi サン
Kunyomi すぎ
English cedar, cryptomeria
Examples 杉(すぎ): Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1095
Components 木: tree; wood
彡: three; hair ornament; short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
Number of Strokes 7
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 75
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading き・きへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword cedar
Koohii Story 1 Cedar is an evergreen tree that keeps its SHAPE all year long. That is, it doesn´t loose its needles/leaves in the winter.
Koohii Story 2 Cedar is a wood that keeps its shape. (This is true, it's rot resistant.).
RTK Index 1713

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_nature_plant.tree

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