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JLPT N1 · 11 strokes

The kanji 梢 — “treetop, branch tip (name)”

梢 means treetop, branch tip (name) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 11 strokes and uses the tree radical (木).

Stroke order · 11 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): ショウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): こずえ、くすのき
Radical: 木 · tree
Strokes: 11

How to remember 梢

The slenderest (肖) tip at the top of a tree (木) — the treetop. A poetic word; in names: 梢 (Kozue).

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Kun'yomi readings

梢こずえtreetop, branch tip; (name)

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