JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 杉: "cedar, cryptomeria"
The kanji 杉 means "cedar, cryptomeria". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サン in on'yomi and すぎ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
すぎ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | cedar, cryptomeria |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1095 of 2,501 |
Common words with 杉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 杉Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
- 杉浦place : Sugiura
- 杉林cryptomeria forest
- 糸杉cypress (Cupressus sp.)
- 小杉small cedar · thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
- 高杉place : Takasugi
- 杉戸door made of cedar
- 一本杉solitary Japanese cedar
- 杉野place : Sugino
- 杉並木avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
- 杉菜field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
- 杉板cedar board
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