植
plant
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
20 of 248- 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
Study
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.