樹 Kanji – timber

The Japanese kanji 樹 can mean timber, trees, wood, establish, set up.

Meaning and Readings

Meaning: timber, trees, wood, establish, set up

Onyomi: ジュ

Kunyomi: き

Romaji: ju, ki

JLPT: 1

Frequency Rank: 988

How is 樹 read?

樹 has the onyomi reading ジュ and the kunyomi reading き.

In romaji, these readings can be written as ju, ki.

Common Japanese Words Using 樹

These common Japanese words contain 樹. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

果樹（かじゅ） — fruit tree
街路樹（がいろじゅ） — roadside trees
樹脂（じゅし） — resin, rosin
樹皮（じゅひ） — bark (of a tree, etc.)
樹木（じゅもく） — tree, trees and shrubs
樹立（じゅりつ） — establishment, founding, setting (a record)
樹齢（じゅれい） — age of a tree
植樹（しょくじゅ） — tree-planting
広葉樹（こうようじゅ） — broadleaf tree, broad-leaved tree

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