梓

catalpa tree; woodblock printing

11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2301.

Readings

• シ (on reading): 上梓 (じょうし) wood-block printing; 梓宮 (しきゅう) Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)
• あずさ (kun reading): 梓 (あずさ) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); 梓弓 (あずさゆみ) catalpa bow

Components

• 木
• 辛
• 十 radical ten
• 木 radical tree
• 立 radical stand
• 辛 radical bitter; spicy

Words using 梓

• 上梓 (じょうし) wood-block printing
• 梓宮 (しきゅう) Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood)
• 梓匠 (ししょう) cabinetmaker
• 梓に上せる (しにのぼせる) to bring (a book) into the world
• 梓 (あずさ) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa)
• 梓弓 (あずさゆみ) catalpa bow
• 梓巫女 (あずさみこ) female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
• 玉梓 (たまずさ) (precious) letter

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