Japanese symbol for “logs”

原木

げんぼく

Romaji: genboku

pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; logs

In Japanese, logs is 原木, read げんぼく (genboku).

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Meanings

n pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; logs
n original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar

Kanji and stroke order

原

meadow, original, primitive

on: ゲン
kun: はら

10 strokes · JLPT 2

木

tree, wood

on: ボク、モク
kun: き、こ-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
原因	げんいん gen'in	cause; origin; source
原作	げんさく gensaku	original work
原則	げんそく gensoku	principle; general rule
原子力	げんしりょく genshiryoku	atomic energy; nuclear power
原理	げんり genri	principle; theory; fundamental truth
原稿	げんこう genkou	manuscript; copy; draft
木材	もくざい mokuzai	lumber; timber; wood
木造	もくぞう mokuzou	wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

See also: Chinese symbol for “logs”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.