木 Kanji – tree
The Japanese kanji 木 can mean tree, wood.
Meaning and Readings
How is 木 read?
木 has the onyomi readings ボク, モク and the kunyomi readings き, こ-.
In romaji, these readings can be written as boku, moku, ki, ko.
Common Japanese Words Using 木
These common Japanese words contain 木. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 木乃伊（ミイラ） — mummy
- 荒木（あらき） — logs in bark, rough wood, unseasoned timber, new lumber
- 黒木（くろき） — unbarked lumber
- 材木（ざいもく） — wood (for building), lumber, timber
- 雑木林（ぞうきばやし） — grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 樹木（じゅもく） — tree, trees and shrubs
- 植木鉢（うえきばち） — flowerpot, plant pot
- 大木（たいぼく） — large tree
- 庭木（にわき） — garden tree
- 土木（どぼく） — engineering works, civil engineering, public works