木（き）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: tree
Example sentences
- 公園に大きな木がある。 — There's a big tree in the park.
- 暑いので木の下で少し休んだ。 — It was hot, so I rested a while under a tree.
Idioms & proverbs containing “木”
- 人木石に非ず (ひとぼくせきにあらず) — man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood
- 猿も木から落ちる (さるもきからおちる) — even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
- 木の実は本へ落つ (きのみはもとへおつ) — all returns to dust; the fruit of the tree falls to the roots
- 枯れ木も山の賑わい (かれきもやまのにぎわい) — half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain
- 花は桜木、人は武士 (はなはさくらぎ、ひとはぶし) — the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men
- 木を隠すなら森の中 (きをかくすならもりのなか) — if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
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