榊 = 木 + 神

榊 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “a sacred shinto tree”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 神 (spirit).

Keyword: a sacred shinto tree
Pinyin (Mandarin): shén
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: священное дерево синто
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 榊 sacred tree

Decomposition

ids

木 tree
神 spirit

How to find 榊 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “spirit”. 榊 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 榊 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.