Tree - moku or ki?

[llopezcuervo]

Konnichiwa,

I’m finding myself lost when trying to understand when I have to type in ‘ki’ or ‘moku’ for the reading of the kanji ‘tree’. Are both “vocabulary reading” or am I missing something?

Same with child/kid - when is it ‘ko’ or or ‘shi’?

Thans for the help everyone.

Leon

[Rowena]

Have a read of this recent thread - I wrote specifically about ki/moku a few comments down the thread. Hope it helps.

[Saida]

もく is strictly on’yomi. A tree is き.
し is the on’yomi. こ is the kun’yomi.

With regards to WK you enter both the on’yomi for a Kanji item.
Of course in vocabulary it depends on the context.

[llopezcuervo]

I think this article from the thread @Rowena pointed out to will somehow help…

Thanks guys.

Leon

[HotWeather]

Warning: i try to help but sentences can be broken… i warned you!
if it is a word, it is ‘ki’
木が好きだ
Ki ga Suki da.
if it’s part of the word, it is moku
木材が好きない
Mokuzai ga sukinai

[MissMisc]

if it’s part of the word, it is moku

Not necessarily, vocab with 木 can utilize the kun’yomi too

Ex:
植木 (うえき)

並木 (なみき)

庭木 (にわき)

枯れ木 (かれき)

草木 (くさき)

木こり (きこり)