# 樹 — living tree; establish

樹 means “living tree; establish”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ジュ (ju). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: living tree; establish
- On'yomi: ジュ (ju)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 1

## How to remember 樹

Parts: 木 tree · 吉 good luck · 豆 bean · 寸 measure

## Don't confuse it with

[闘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fight/)

## 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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