幹

Meanings

1. Noun

   tree trunk; bole
2. backbone; base; foundation
3. trunk; stem; stalk
4. shaft (of an arrow)

• きつつきは、長ながく尖とがったくちばしで、木きの幹みきをつついて、中なかにいる虫むしを食たべます。

  Woodpeckers peck tree trunks with their long pointed beaks and eat insects found there.