桃
桃 — Peach
peach
On’yomiトウ (tou)
Kun’yomiもも (momo)
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 桃
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桃 | もも momo | peach (Prunus persica) |
| 胡桃 | くるみ kurumi | walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia) |
| 桃色 | ももいろ momoiro | pink (colour, color); peach |
Study notes
桃 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1784 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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