桂
桂 — Japanese judas-tree
Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree
On’yomiケイ (kei)
Kun’yomiかつら (katsura)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 桂
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桂 | かつら katsura | katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree |
| 月桂冠 | げっけいかん gekkeikan | laurel wreath |
Study notes
桂 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1651 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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