楠

13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

camphor tree

Kun'yomi
  • くす
    		camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
  • くすのき
    		camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
On'yomi
  • ナン
  • ダン
  • ゼン
  • ネン
Nanori
  • くず
  • な

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

くすのき 82.5%
くす 17.5%

Character Breakdown

camphor tree
くすのき　くす　ナン (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
south
ナン　みなみ　ナ (2nd, N5)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)

References

Unicode hex code 6960
JIS X 0208 1-38-79
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2317
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2779
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1018
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1283
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 696
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 930
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1614
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1741
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1901
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1978
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15152
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2119
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1628
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a9.25
Four corner code 4492.7