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Kanji Detail for 柑 - "citrus fruit"

柑

  • Meaning

    柑 means "citrus fruit." Also associated with small tree.

    1. Citrus - A type of orange tree.

    2. Mandarin - A small citrus fruit.

    3. Orange - A citrus fruit.

  • Words using 柑

    • 蜜柑 みかん Listen mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine

  • Tattoo check: 柑

    • Verified meaning: citrus fruit
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かん, くぞう)
    • Also carries these associations: small tree

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 柑

    Given names 柑(かん)Listen

    Surnames 柑(くぞう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    citrus; orange

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tangerine, loose-skinned orange

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    large tangerine

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tangerine, loose-skinned orange

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A fruit tree name. Grows in Fujian and Guangdong. Elongated oval leaves. Five white petals. Fruit ripens in early winter, flat and round, yellow-red, juicy and sweet. Colloquially called 密橘 (mandarin).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kan(カン) カン

    kon(コン) コン

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    citrus fruit small tree orange tangerine mandarin juice peel aroma sweet tangy grove

Sentences including 柑

  • Lemons are citrus fruits.

  • Yuzu is one of the citrus fruits.

  • Lemons are citrus fruits.

  • What does a kumquat taste like?

  • Lemons are citrus fruits.

  • I love the citrusy taste of Earl Grey tea!

  • I haven't ever eaten kumquat as a fruit, but I often buy it as a hard candy flavour.

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