桂
Japanese Judas-tree
Meanings
Japanese Judas-tree, Cinnamon Tree
On'yomi
けい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
かつら
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
桂 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
桂 (Japanese Judas-tree) is not taught on WaniKani and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It ranks #1651 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
Other N1 kanji
Words using 桂
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