楠

楠 — nam

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading: 녹나무 남
Romanization: nam
English: name of tree, Machilus nanmu
Mandarin: nán
Japanese on'yomi: ナン, ダン
Japanese kun'yomi: くすくすのき
Japanese usage: Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency: #1,927 of 2,500
Strokes: 13
Variant forms: 枏
Radical: 木 (75, 9 residual)
Phonetic component: 南(남)
Unicode: U+6960

Parts that make up 楠

木 나무 목, 나무에 서화를 새길 모 뿌리와 가지를 벌린 나무나무와 나무로 만든 것, 식물
南 남녘 남sound 뚜껑 덮인 악기남녘. ‘남’ 계열의 소리

How 楠 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 楠 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 南.

Korean example words with 楠

홍남피紅楠皮 Korean gloss: 녹나뭇과에 속한 ‘센달나무’의 생약명. 줄기 껍질을 약용하며 근육 손상, 토사 따위를 치료하는 데 쓴다.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 楠

石楠花シャクナゲ rhododendron
本石楠花ほんしゃくなげ Rhododendron metternichii
東石楠花あずましゃくなげ Azuma rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
筑紫石楠花つくししゃくなげ Tsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
白山石楠花はくさんしゃくなげ Hakusan rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
黄花石楠花きばなしゃくなげ Kibana rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)

Characters sharing the phonetic 南

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “남” in Korean.

喃

Other hanja with radical 木

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