桂 — kanji meaning “Japanese Judas-tree”
桂
Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree
- Meanings
- Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)
- Kun'yomi
- かつら
- Name readings
- かつ、よし、か
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1651 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- guì — Chinese character page
Words with 桂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 月桂冠 | げっけいかん gekkeikan | laurel wreath |
| 桂馬 | けいま keima | knight |
| 月桂樹 | げっけいじゅ gekkeiju | bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay |
| 月桂冠 | げっけいかん gekkeikan | Gekkeikan (sake manufacturer) |
| 桂皮 | けいひ keihi | cinnamon; cassia (bark) |
| 月桂 | げっけい gekkei | bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay |
| 肉桂 | にっけい nikkei | cinnamon |
| 成桂 | なりけい narikei | promoted knight |
| 桂月 | けいげつ keigetsu | moon |
| 桂冠 | けいかん keikan | crown of laurel |
| 桂庵 | けいあん keian | agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between |
| 桂冠詩人 | けいかんしじん keikanshijin | poet laureate |
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