# 栃 — horse chestnut; Tochigi

栃 means “horse chestnut; Tochigi”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes.  Kun'yomi: とち (tochi).

- Meaning: horse chestnut; Tochigi
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: とち (tochi)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Land & places 2

## How to remember 栃

Parts: 木 tree · 厂 cliff · 万 ten thousand

## Don't confuse it with

[析](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/analyse/) · [板](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/board/) · [派](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/faction/) · [励](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/encourage/)

## More in the “Land & places 2” set

[栃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/horse-chestnut/) · [岐](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fork-in-a-road/) · [阜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mound/) · [泥](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/mud/) · [媛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/fair-lady/)

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