Today’s Kanji is “植” (u-eru); Kanji for “plant”.
Handwritten Kanji “植” (u-eru)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “植”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 植 | ショク う-える う-わる | shoku u-eru u-waru | 12 | 木 | plant |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “植”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 植物園 | しょくぶつえん | Shokubutsu en | Botanical garden |
| 臓器移植 | ぞうきいしょく | Zōki ishoku | Organ transplantation |
| 苗を植える | なえをうえる | Nae wo ueru | Plant seedlings |
植物（しょくぶつ）= plant, vegetation