椎

Kanji
椎
Level
N1
Meaning
spine or oak
On'yomi
ツイ
Kun'yomi
しい
Strokes
12
Common compounds

椎骨 (ついこつ) vertebra 椎茸 (しいたけ) shiitake mushroom

Memory hook

Tree (木) and hammer (隹) combine to represent the oak tree that feels as hard as a spine.

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