木き

noun

tree; shrub; bush

General word for a tree or woody plant. Covers both large trees and smaller shrubs.

• 庭にわに大おおきな木きがあります。

  There is a big tree in the garden.

• この木きは春はるにきれいな花はなを咲さかせます。

  This tree blooms with beautiful flowers in spring.

noun

wood; timber

Only when written 木

Refers to wood as a material, including lumber and timber. Restricted to the kanji 木.

• この机つくえは木きでできています。

  This desk is made of wood.

• 木きを切きって家いえを建たてる。

  Cut wood and build a house.

noun

wooden clappers

Only when written 木

Used in traditional theater to signal the start or end of a performance. Usually written as 柝, but 木 is also used.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎きでは、木きを打うって幕まく開あけを知しらせる。

  In kabuki, wooden clappers are struck to signal the opening of the curtain.