Illustration: In a neighborhood park, a child tries to wrap both arms around the thick trunk of a mature tree, but the hands stop far short of meeting. A parent crouches on the opposite side and reaches around to meet the child's fingertips.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

幹みき

miki

tree trunk

The standalone word is read みき. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 根元ねもとから複数ふくすうの幹みきが立たち上あがったもの。

    Bonsai with more than one trunk growing up from the base.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 幹みきが上うえに向むけて垂直すいちょくに一直線いっちょくせんに伸のびている形かたちを直幹ちょっかんと呼よぶ。

    Bonsai with a straight trunk growing vertically upwards are called Chokkan style bonsai.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 幹みきが左右さゆうに曲線きょくせんを描えがくように曲まがっている木きを模様木もようぎと呼よぶ。

    Moyogi style bonsai is one in which the trunk is twisted into a curved line from left to right.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 幹

  • 幹tree trunk; main partOnカンKunみき

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