梓 — kanji meaning “catalpa tree”
梓
catalpa tree, woodblock printing
- Meanings
- catalpa tree, woodblock printing
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- あずさ
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2301 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- zǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 梓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上梓 | じょうし joushi | wood-block printing |
| 梓弓 | あずさゆみ azusayumi | catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood |
| 梓宮 | しきゅう shikyuu | Emperor's coffin (made of catalpa wood) |
| 梓匠 | ししょう shishou | cabinetmaker; woodworker |
| 玉梓 | たまずさ tamazusa | (precious) letter; love letter |
| 梓巫女 | あずさみこ azusamiko | female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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