JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 椿: "camellia"
The kanji 椿 means "camellia". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チン, チュン in on'yomi and つばき 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)
チンチュン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つばき
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 | camellia |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1829 of 2,501 |
Common words with 椿
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 椿common camellia (Camellia japonica) · tea produced in the mountains
- 寒椿camellia-like plant native to China
- 椿油tea seed oil; camellia oil
- 山椿mountain camellia; sasanqua
- 香椿Chinese mahogany (Toona sinensis)
- 藪椿wild camellia (Camellia japonica); common camellia
- 乙女椿otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)
- 夏椿Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
- 姫椿Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii) · sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
- 椿餅rice-cake sweet sandwiched between two camellia leaves
- 白玉椿white-flowered camellia (Camellia japonica var.)
- 花椿flowering camellia; camellia flower
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