Kanji Detail for 桔 - "plant"

桔

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

桔 means "plant." Also associated with bellflower.
1. Bellflower - A perennial plant; one of the seven autumn flowers of Japan.
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- Verified meaning: plant
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Also carries these associations: bellflower
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.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

used in plant names

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

Chinese bellflower; well-swept; the inner fibers of corn-stalks

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 桔梗[jie2 geng3]; used in 桔槔[jie2 gao1]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

orange, tangerine

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

桔梗 (balloon flower): A plant name. Stems over a foot tall. Oval leaves. Purple or white flowers similar to morning glory. Stems and roots used medicinally. | 桔槔: A well sweep for drawing water more easily. | Commonly borrowed for the character 橘.
Onyomi

ketsu(ケツ)

kitsu(キツ)
Kunyomi

none
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords

bellflower plant bloom blossom flower perennial petal autumn garden