杉

cedar; cryptomeria

7 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1095.

Readings

• すぎ (kun reading): 杉 (すぎ) Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica); 杉原紙 (すぎはらがみ) sugihara paper
• サン (on reading): 老杉 (ろうさん) old cryptomeria

Components

• 木
• 彡
• 彡 radical bristles; hair
• 木 radical tree

Kanji containing 杉

• 彬 refined

Words using 杉

• 杉 (すぎ) Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
• 杉原紙 (すぎはらがみ) sugihara paper
• 小杉 (こすぎ) small cedar
• 糸杉 (いとすぎ) cypress (Cupressus sp.)
• 杉林 (すぎばやし) cryptomeria forest
• 老杉 (ろうさん) old cryptomeria

33 words in all.

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