# 植 — plant

植 means “plant”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ショク (shoku). Kun'yomi: う(える) (ueru). You'll see it in words such as 植える (ueru, “to plant; to grow”).

- Meaning: plant
- On'yomi: ショク (shoku)
- Kun'yomi: う(える) (ueru)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 植

A tree (木) set straight (直): plant it.

Parts: 木 tree · 直 fix

## Words with 植

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 植える | うえる (ueru) | to plant; to grow |

## Don't confuse it with

[相](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/mutual/) · [査](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inspect/) · [想](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/imagine/) · [枯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/wither/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[根](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/root/) · [植](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/plant/) · [草](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/grass/) · [畑](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farm-plot/) · [麦](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wheat/)

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