# 茎 — stem; stalk

茎 means “stem; stalk”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes.  Kun'yomi: くき (kuki). You'll see it in words such as 茎 (kuki, “stalk; stem”).

- Meaning: stem; stalk
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: くき (kuki)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 5

## How to remember 茎

Parts: 艹 grass · 圣 clod of earth

## Words with 茎

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 茎 | くき (kuki) | stalk; stem |

## Don't confuse it with

[坂](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/slope/) · [径](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/diameter/) · [怪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weird/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 5” set

[朽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/moulder/) · [茎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stem/) · [藻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/seaweed/) · [畝](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/furrow/) · [萎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/droop/) · [梗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bellflower/) · [墾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/reclaim-land/)

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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/stem/. Last updated 2026-11-01.