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Kotomora

植

plant

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショク

Kun'yomi

  • う.える
  • う.わる

Nanori

  • うえ
  • え
  • げ

Meaning

植 centers on putting a plant into the ground so it can grow: planting, setting a seedling, or establishing vegetation.

Most common words using 植

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  • 植物しょくぶつ
    N3

    plant; vegetation

  • 移植いしょく
    N1

    transplanting (a plant); transplant; grafting

  • 植ううう

    to plant; to grow

  • 植えるうえる
    N4

    to plant; to grow; to raise

  • 植民しょくみん

    colonization; colonisation

  • 植え付けうえつけ

    planting; planting out; transplanting

  • 植木うえき
    N2

    garden plant; garden tree

  • 動植物どうしょくぶつ

    plants and animals; flora and fauna

  • 入植にゅうしょく

    settlement; immigration

  • 誤植ごしょく

    misprint; typographical error; typo

  • 植林しょくりん

    afforestation

  • 植樹しょくじゅ

    tree-planting

  • 田植えたうえ
    N2

    rice planting

  • 鉢植えはちうえ

    potted plant

  • 植木鉢うえきばち

    flowerpot; plant pot

  • 柘植つげ

    Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood

  • 植生しょくせい

    vegetation

  • 植え付けるうえつける

    to plant; to transplant

  • 植毛しょくもう

    hair transplantation

  • 多肉植物たにくしょくぶつ

    succulent plant

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Etymology

植 combines 木 (tree/wood) with 直, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest setting something upright, as in planting a tree.

Meaning mnemonic

A tree 木 stands straight 直 in the ground: 植 is the act of planting a tree or any plant.

Reading mnemonic

For ショク, imagine planting a tree and giving it a shock of water to help it settle: shock -> ショク, and the tree is planted.