RTK / HeisigFrame #597
椎
sweet oak
WK Level: 58
Strokes: 1
Meanings
sweet oak RTKSpineEvergreen Beech
Community Mnemonic
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This is the kanji for the shii tree, on which shiitake (椎茸) mushrooms grow. It's easy to picture a turkey dropping by the shii tree to gobble down some of those sweet oaky (shiitake) mushrooms.
Source: Kanji Koohii community
Components
On'yomi
つい
Kun'yomi
しい