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Kanji Detail for 柚 - "yuzu"

柚

  • Meaning

    柚 means "yuzu." Also associated with winding tool.

    1. Yuzu - A citrus fruit with fragrant peel.

    2. Citron - A fragrant citrus tree.

  • Words using 柚

    • 柚子 ゆず Listen yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)

  • Origin of 柚

    木, the tree, beside 由, which lends the reading yu: the pomelo in China, in Japan the yuzu, the fragrant winter citrus. Whole fruit floats in the 柚子湯 bath at the solstice.

    How to remember it: A tree 木 whose fruit warms a winter bath — the yuzu.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 柚

    • Verified meaning: yuzu
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ゆ, ゆい, ゆう, ゆざき)
    • Also carries these associations: winding tool

    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 柚

    Given names 柚(ゆい)Listen 柚(ゆう)Listen 柚(ゆず)Listen 柚(ゆに)Listen

    Surnames 柚(ゆ)Listen 柚(ゆざき)Listen 柚(ゆずさき)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    citron

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    pomelo, grapefruit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    pomelo (Citrus maxima or C. grandis); shaddock; oriental grapefruit

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    grapefruit, pomelo

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

    A fruit tree name. Elongated oval leaves. Five white petals. Fruit ripens in early winter, flat, round, and large. Thick rough skin, yellow color, sweet and sour taste. | 杼柚: Weaving implements. The shuttle holds the warp, the reed holds the weft.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jiku(ジク) ジク

    yu(ユ) ユ

    yuu(ユウ) ユウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yuzu(ゆず) ゆず

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    yuzu citron winding tool citrus fruit fragrant aroma sour zest peel juice yellow harvest tree orchard

Sentences including 柚

  • Yuzu is one of the citrus fruits.

  • On the winter solstice we have a hot bath with yuzu citrus fruits in it.

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