Word Meaning

まき maki

槙 is read as まき (maki) and means yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus).

Meaning

English

  1. yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

Reading

Kana

まき

Romaji

maki

Writing Variants

  • 真木 まき maki
  • まき maki

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 139640 Priority V

Example Sentences

10

にわにおおきなまきがたっている。

A large evergreen tree stands in the yard.

まきのははいちねんじゅうあおい。

Its leaves stay green all year round.

そふはまきをいけがきにしている。

My grandfather uses that evergreen tree as a hedge.

かぜでまきのえださきがゆれている。

The tips of its branches are swaying in the wind.

そのまきはていれしやすいにわきとしてにんきがある。

That tree is popular as a garden plant because it is easy to care for.

とりがまきのこずえにとまった。

A bird landed at the top of the tree.

しょくにんはまきのほそいえだをたばねた。

The craftsman tied together several thin twigs from the tree.

じんじゃのまえにふるいまきがいっぽんある。

There is an old evergreen tree in front of the shrine.

たいふうでまきのこえだがなんぼんかおれた。

Some of its small twigs broke in the typhoon.

"Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?" "No, I don't," I answered the detective. While looking through the open door, the detective shouted, "Hey, do you know what kind of tree he just broke?" "Um, looks like it's a yew plum pine," said the voice of a young woman. After straightening himself in his seat, the detective asked me one more time: "Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?"