桂

10 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree

Kun'yomi
  • かつら
    		katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
On'yomi
  • ケイ
    		knight
Nanori
  • かつ
  • よし
  • か

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かつら 92.8%
ケイ 7.2%

Character Breakdown

Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree
かつら　ケイ　かつ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)

Common Words

かつら
桂
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)
けい
桂
ま
馬
knight ②keima (in go)
かつら
桂
おとこ
男
man in the moon
けい
桂
あん
庵
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period) ②flattery ③Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
けい
桂
かん
冠
crown of laurel
けい
桂
かん
冠
し
詩
じん
人
poet laureate
けい
桂
ひ
皮
cinnamon
げっ
月
けい
桂
かん
冠
laurel wreath
にっ
肉
けい
桂
cinnamon ②cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)
げっ
月
けい
桂
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) ②moon ③katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
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References

Unicode hex code 6842
JIS X 0208 1-23-43
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2253
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2659
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 928
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1163
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 629
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 837
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 198
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 210
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1158
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1102
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1929
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14755
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2109
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 202
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.13
Four corner code 4491.4
De Roo Code 1872