植える
うえる · ueru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan
to plant
🌱 植 = tree 木 + straight 直: set a tree upright in the ground
The kanji 植 joins 木 (tree) with 直 (straight, upright), so planting is standing a tree up straight. Sound hook: ueru starts like ue (上, up) — you plant it and it grows up.