梓 Japanese Birch

Radical Combination

• 木

  Tree
• 辛

  Spicy

Meaning

Primary

Japanese Birch

Alternative

Birch

Mnemonic

What kind of tree is spicy? A Japanese birch, or birch, obviously. There's nothing spicier than a Japanese birch!

Hints

Imagine licking the trunk of a Japanese birch tree and feeling the heat on your tongue.

Readings

On’yomi

し

Kun’yomi

あずさ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You can only cut down a Japanese birch using a zoo saw (あずさ) because a regular saw can't handle how spicy these trees are.

Hints

Imagine using a zoo saw to cut down a Japanese birch tree. What's a zoo saw? It's a saw that's used in zoos, to build all the animal enclosures. And to cut down spicy trees.