- 木造 — wooden structure / made of wood
- 木工 — woodworking / woodcraft
- 木登り — tree climbing
- 木陰 — shade of a tree
- 木材 — timber / lumber
- 木の葉 — tree leaves
The character looks like a tree with its branches and trunk. In fact, 木 is often used as a building block in other kanji — especially when it appears on the left side as a radical called 木偏. Many characters related to plants, wood, or structure include this component.
大きな木が あります。
There is a big tree.
木造の家に住んでいます。
I live in a wooden house.