椎 kanji: meaning “sweet oak”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N112 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- sweet oak
- On'yomi
- ツイ、スイ
- Kun'yomi
- つち、う・つ
Picture story to remember 椎
A bird (隹) perches in the sweet oak tree (木) and drops acorns.
Parts in this story:木
How to write 椎: stroke order
椎 is written with 12 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 椎
- 椎間板ついかんばんintervertebral disk
- 脊椎せきついspine
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 椎 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
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