杉
杉 — Cedar
cedar, cryptomeria
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiすぎ (sugi)
Stroke order (7 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 杉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 杉 | すぎ sugi | Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) |
| 杉林 | すぎばやし sugibayashi | cryptomeria forest |
| 杉戸 | すぎど sugido | door made of cedar |
Study notes
杉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1095 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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