Quick answer
植 is the kanji for "Grow / Plant / Cultivate". A common reading is う.える (ueru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Grow / Plant / Cultivate
Also : Grow · Plant · Cultivate
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 植 represents 'PLANT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of plant.
On-reading: しょく — remember this sound by associating it with plant. Kun-reading: う.える.
Example Sentences
植物を育てることは、気持ちを安定させる効果があります。
しょくぶつをそだてることは、きもちをあんていさせるこうかがあります。
Growing plants has the effect of stabilizing one's mood.
週末に庭でトマトの苗を植えました。
しゅうまつににわでとまとのなえをうえました。
On the weekend I planted tomato seedlings in the garden.
Vocabulary using 植
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