茎|くきkuki[2]odaka (tail-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounstalk; stem
    その茎くきは君きみの小指こゆびよりやや太ふとい。↗
    The stalk is a little bigger around than your little finger.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym柄えNeutralMostly the handle of a tool or utensil, but also the stalk of a flower or leaf; 「茎」 is reserved for the stem of a plant.
  • Synonym幹からWrittenMeans a tree trunk, and by extension an arrow shaft or handle; a bit old-fashioned. 「茎」 refers strictly to a plant's stem.

Use 「茎」 for the stem of a plant, as in 「茎が伸びる」. For a tree trunk say 「幹」; for a handle or the stalk of a leaf or flower say 「柄」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. (くき)高等こうとう植物しょくぶつの器官きかんのひとつで、葉はと根ねの間あいだにあり、根ねから吸収きゅうしゅうした水分すいぶんや栄養素えいようそを植物しょくぶつ体たいの各所かくしょへ運はこび、葉はで合成ごうせいされたものを光ひかり合成ごうせいできない部分ぶぶんへ運はこぶ通路つうろの役割やくわりを果はたすもの。
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