JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 椎: "chinquapin, mallet, spine"
The kanji 椎 means "chinquapin, mallet, spine". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ツイ, スイ in on'yomi and つち, う.つ 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)
ツイスイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つちう.つ
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 | chinquapin, mallet, spine |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1911 of 2,501 |
Common words with 椎
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 椎any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
- 椎名place : Shiina
- 椎茸shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
- 脊椎spine; vertebral column; spinal column; backbone · vertebra
- 腰椎lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
- 頚椎cervical vertebrae
- 脊椎動物vertebrate; vertebrates; vertebrata
- 尾椎caudal vertebra
- 椎の木any beech tree of genus Castanopsis
- 胸椎thoracic vertebra; thoracic vertebrae
- 無脊椎動物invertebrate; invertebrates; invertebrata
- 椎間板intervertebral disk
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