【木】(moku,boku,ki,ko/tree,Thursday) Japanese Kanji / JLPT N5

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How to read 木

① Onyomi (Chinese reading)

The on-readings are

・moku　もく
・boku　ぼく

For example,
・木曜日　moku-yō-bi　もくようび
　Thursday
・木星　moku-sē　もくせい
　Jupiter
　it's planet
・木刀　boku-tō　boku-tō　ぼくとう
　wooden sword, bokken
and so on.

② Kunyomi (Japanese reading)

Next is the kun-reading.
It’s read as

・ki　き
・gi　ぎ
・ko　こ

For example,
・草木　kusa-ki　くさき
　plants and trees
・庭木　niwa-ki　にわき
　garden tree
・木の葉　ko no ha　このは
　leaves
and so on.

③ Special reading

Next is a special reading.

・木綿　momen　もめん
　cotton

Meaning of 木

Next is the meaning of the kanji for "木".
This kanji is used in the next meanings

・tree
・wood
・Thursday

Radical of 木

And the radical of this character is 木　ki.
This character itself is a radical, a basic character.

Family name

Next, I will introduce family names in Jpapan.
Here are some family names that are famous in Japan.

・鈴木　Suzuki　すずき
・佐々木　Sasaki　ささき
・木村　Kimura　きむら
・青木　Aoki　あおき
・高木　Takagi　たかぎ
・木下　Kinoshita　きのした
・荒木　Araki　あらき
・八木　Yagi　やぎ
・大木　Ōki　おおき
・黒木　Kuro-ki　くろき

Personal name

These are the most common personal names. 

・木綿子　Yūko　ゆうこ

Famous person

Next, I will introduce Japanese celebrities who use the Kanji 木.

・鈴木 一朗　Suzuki Ichirō
　He is former baseball player
　He is known as Ichiro
・木村 拓哉　Kimura Takuya
　He is actor,singer
・楠木 正成 　Kusunoki Masashige
　He is samurai
・石川 啄木　Ishikawa Takuboku
　He is poet

Anime characters

Next, I will introduce some manga and anime characters that use the kanji 木.

・桜木　花道 　Sakura-gi Hana-michi
　He is a character in Slam Dunk
・赤木　リツコ　Akagi Ritsuko
　She is a character in Evangelion

Look-alikes 木

Finally, here are some kanji that are similar to 木.

・本　hon, pon, moto
　book

・米　mai, bei, kome
　rice

The origin of kanji 木, other words and proverbs are introduced in the "Kanji-Lab".
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