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Kanji Detail for 橘 - "tachibana, citrus"
橘
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Meaning
橘 means "tachibana, citrus."
Tachibana - A small evergreen citrus tree.
Citrus - A general term for citrus fruits like oranges.
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- Verified meaning: tachibana, citrus
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read きち, きつ, たち, たちだか)
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.
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Name readings of 橘
Given names 橘(きつ)
Surnames 橘(きち)
橘(たち)
橘(たちだか)
橘(たちばな)
橘(たちばなこう)
橘(たちばなたか)
橘(たちばなだか)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
mandarin orange
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
orange, tangerine
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
orange, tangerine
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Name of a fruit. Mostly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, and other places. The trunk is one to two zhang tall. Stems have thorns. Leaves are long and ovate, deep green and glossy. Fruits form in winter months. Round and slightly flat. Skin is thin and red. Taste is sweet with slight sourness.
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 橘
More kanji with the radical 木 (ki・kihen)
- 木 tree, wood
- 未 not yet, sheep, future
- 末 end, tip, powder
- 本 origin, book, root
- 札 card, tag, bill
- 朱 red, currency unit
- 朴 simple, honest
- 机 desk, table
- 朽 to decay
- 杉 cedar tree, cryptomeria
- 李 plum tree
- 杏 apricot
- 材 material, timber, talent
- 村 village
- 杖 staff, cane
- 杜 grove
- 束 bundle
- 条 clause, stripe
- 来 to come, since, to bring
- 杭 stake
- 杯 cup, counter
- 東 east, orient
- 杵 pestle, mallet
- 杷 rake, loquat
- 松 pine tree
- 巣 nest, den