漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
椋: type of deciduous tree, grey starling
JLPT N112 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
木 carries the meaning · 京 is drawn in
12 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
むくmuku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 椋鳥むくどりgrey starling (Sturnus cineraceus)
- 星椋鳥ほしむくどりcommon starling
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 椋むくのきAphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera)
Also read リョウ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
京
Also built on capital (京)
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side椋 type of deciduous tree · 木
vs景 scenery · 日In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · liáng
Same form: 椋 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 椋 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 椋 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin liáng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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