漢字城 Kanji Fortress

木 tree

Also: wood

On'yomi
モク、ボク
Kun'yomi
き、こ
Strokes
4
JLPT
N5
Taught in
Primary school, year 1

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
木 is written in 4 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

A trunk with two branches reaching up and two roots spreading down — a tree, and the wood it gives.

A common word

  • 木曜日 もくようび Thursday

Example sentences

  • きのしたでやすみましょう。

    Let's rest under the tree.

  • このつくえはきでつくりました。

    This desk was made of wood.

Don't confuse it with