JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 桐: "paulownia"
The kanji 桐 means "paulownia". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read トウ, ドウ in on'yomi and きり in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウドウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
きり
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | paulownia |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1668 of 2,501 |
Common words with 桐
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 桐paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
- 桐箱box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
- 桐油tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil
- 梧桐Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese-bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
- 桐畑field of paulownia trees
- 桐紋paulownia crest
- 桐花大綬章Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
- 桐一葉falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)
- 桐材paulownia wood
- 総桐made entirely of paulownia wood
- 油桐Japanese tungoil tree (Vernicia cordata)
- 五七桐paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)
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