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Kanji Detail for 桐 - "paulownia"

桐

  • Meaning

    桐 means "paulownia." Also associated with kiri, koto.

    1. Paulownia - A deciduous tree used for fine furniture.

    2. Kiri - A tree associated with the phoenix.

    3. Koto - A stringed instrument made from paulownia.

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    • Verified meaning: paulownia
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read きり, きりさき, きりたか, とう)
    • Also carries these associations: kiri, koto

    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 桐

    Given names 桐(きり)Listen 桐(ひさ)Listen

    Surnames 桐(きりさき)Listen 桐(きりたか)Listen 桐(とう)Listen 桐(どう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    paulownia

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    name applied various trees

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    Chinese wood-oil tree, Vernicia fordii

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

    A tree name. There are several kinds. One is 白桐 (paulownia), with rough white bark, leaves a foot wide, round fruit, wood usable for zithers, house pillars, and baskets, does not attract insects. One is 梧桐 (Chinese parasol tree), with straight trunk, palm-shaped leaves, fruit that splits open when ripe like leaves with seeds at the edges, edible. One is 荏桐 (tung oil tree), also called oil tung, with large round fruit that can be pressed for oil, which is tung oil. One is 海桐 (sea tung), with large thorns on the bark, also called thorn tung.

  • Onyomi

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    doh(ドウ) ドウ

    toh(トウ) トウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kiri(きり) きり

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    paulownia kiri koto deciduous tree craftsmanship elegance emblem fine forest furniture grain instrument lightweight phoenix symbol timber traditional wood

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