# 杉 — Japanese cedar

杉 means “Japanese cedar”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 7 strokes.  Kun'yomi: すぎ (sugi). You'll see it in words such as 杉 (sugi, “Japanese cedar”).

- Meaning: Japanese cedar
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: すぎ (sugi)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 1

## How to remember 杉

Parts: 木 tree · 彡 hair

## Words with 杉

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 杉 | すぎ (sugi) | Japanese cedar |

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[藤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wisteria/) · [幹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tree-trunk/) · [松](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pine/) · [樹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/living-tree/) · [稲](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rice-plant/) · [芝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lawn/) · [華](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/splendour/) · [杉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/japanese-cedar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/japanese-cedar/. Last updated 2026-11-01.