漢字Kanji · in Nature & Elements
橘: mandarin orange
JLPT N116 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
- 木tree(meaning)
- 矞(form)
木 carries the meaning · 矞 is drawn in
16 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
キツkitsu · on'yomi · in compounds
- 臭橘しゅうきつtrifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata)
たちばなtachibana · kun'yomi · on its own
- 橘たちばなtachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
- 橘月たちばなづきfifth lunar month
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Stand before a great, ancient tree and see 木! The vertical line is the sturdy trunk, the top strokes are branches reaching for the sunlight, and the bottom strokes are the roots gripping the earth.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Also read キツ
4 kanji share this on'yomiIn ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jú
Same form: 橘 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 橘 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 橘 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jú most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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