This kanji is a bit frustrating to type, because it comes in the Chinese form without the left vertical stroke instead of the Japanese form. This is true whether I copy it from Duolingo (where it confusingly appears both ways), or the Wikitionary article linked below. But if I add a lang="ja" to the font tag it comes through in a terrible boxy font but with the left stroke:

It means to plant or be planted.

on readings:
  • shoku
kun readings:
  • u
examples:
dōshokubutsu animals and plants
shokubutsu a plant
shokuminchi colony
taue rice planting
ueki garden plant, potted plant
える ueru plant
わる uwaru be planted

links:
Wiktionary
Japanese homepage | top

Last ∆ on 9 September 2024 by Bradley James Wogsland.