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

paulownia

Kun'yomi
  • paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)
On'yomi
  • トウ
  • ドウ
Nanori
  • ひさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きり 94.5%
5.5%

Character Breakdown

paulownia
きり き トウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
same, agree, equal
ドウ おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)
falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)
made entirely of paulownia wood
paulownia wood
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Idesia polycarpa
field of paulownia trees
young paulownia tree
paulownia crest
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References

Unicode hex code 6850
JIS X 0208 1-22-45
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2249
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2655
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 937
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1173
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 637
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 847
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 204
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 216
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1569
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1103
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1974
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14770
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2110
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 208
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a6.30
Four corner code 4792.0