カン, みき, つよし, まさ, もと, えだ, き, くる, たかし, つね, とも, み, もとき, よし, より

tree trunk

JLPT1 G5 S13 F364

An abbreviated form# of (rise high) + thick bar → high-rising tree with a thick *trunk* → *main part*; *vitality*.

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