Quick answer
植 is the kanji for "Plant". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is う.える (ueru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Plant
Also : Cultivate · Grow
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 植 represents 'PLANT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of plant.
On-reading: しょく — remember this sound by associating it with plant. Kun-reading: う.える.
Example Sentences
植物を育てることは、気持ちを安定させる効果があります。
しょくぶつをそだてることは、きもちをあんていさせるこうかがあります。
Growing plants has the effect of stabilizing one's mood.
週末に庭でトマトの苗を植えました。
しゅうまつににわでとまとのなえをうえました。
On the weekend I planted tomato seedlings in the garden.
Vocabulary using 植
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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