# 椎 — spine bone; chinquapin

椎 means “spine bone; chinquapin”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ツイ (tsui). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: spine bone; chinquapin
- On'yomi: ツイ (tsui)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 5

## How to remember 椎

Parts: 木 tree · 隹 bird

## Don't confuse it with

[集](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/gather/) · [雑](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/miscellaneous/) · [権](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/authority/)

## More in the “Body & health 5” set

[椎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine-bone/) · [剖](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dissect/) · [拳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fist/) · [痕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scar/) · [唇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lips/) · [逝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/depart-this-life/) · [痢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diarrhoea/) · [呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/) · [瞳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pupil-of-the-eye/)

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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/spine-bone/. Last updated 2026-11-01.