JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 桑: "mulberry"
The kanji 桑 means "mulberry". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ソウ in on'yomi and くわ 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)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くわ
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 | mulberry |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1650 of 2,501 |
Common words with 桑
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 桑mulberry (tree)
- 桑原mulberry field
- 桑田mulberry plantation
- 扶桑divine tree or island east of China; Fusang · Japan
- 桑原桑原knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me
- 桑畑mulberry field; mulberry plantation
- 桑港San Francisco
- 真桑瓜Oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)
- 桑園mulberry plantation
- 桑門monk; priest
- 桑葉mulberry leaf
- 扶桑教Fuso-kyo (sect of Shinto)
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