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    3. 桂

    桂

    桂かつら

    Japanese Judas-tree

    N1KMT9Freq #1651Nature & EnvironmentKanji10 strokes

    組

    桂桂

    A square jewel was embedded in the bark of the cinnamon tree. It was an unusual growth.

    Kun'yomi

    かつら

    On'yomi

    ケイ

    Nanori

    かつよしか

    Japanese Judas-treecinnamon tree

    木圭

    木
    土

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    Concepts using this kanji

    桂

    katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

    月桂

    bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)

    桂月

    moon

    桂成り

    knight promotion

    成桂

    promoted knight

    桂園時代

    Keien period (between the end of the Russo-Japanese War and the Taisho Political Crisis, approx. 1905-1912)

    広葉桂

    Cercidiphyllum magnificum (species of katsura)

    桂男

    man in the moon

    月桂樹

    bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)

    桂花

    fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans)

    桂林

    katsura forest

    月桂冠

    Gekkeikan (sake manufacturer)

    桂馬

    knight

    肉桂色

    cinnamon (color)

    桂冠詩人

    poet laureate

    肉桂

    cinnamon

    セイロン肉桂

    true cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum)

    桂皮

    cinnamon

    桂花陳酒

    Cassia wine

    丹桂

    golden osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans)

    桂魚

    mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi)

    桂皮酸

    cinnamic acid

    桂冠

    crown of laurel

    藪肉桂

    Japanese cinnamon (Cinnamomum japonicum)

    桂庵

    agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period)

    桂枝茯苓丸

    keishibukuryōgan

    桂剥き

    rotary cutting

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    根

    root

    校

    exam

    桐

    paulownia

    格

    status

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    • 土
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    • 桂
    • 桂庵
    • 桂冠
    • 桂冠詩人
    • 桂皮
    • 月桂冠
    • 月桂樹
    • 肉桂
    • 月桂
    • 桂林
    • 桂馬
    • 桂男
    • 桂月
    • 桂成り
    • 成桂
    • 桂園時代
    • 桂剥き
    • セイロン肉桂
    • 藪肉桂
    • 桂皮酸
    • 広葉桂
    • 桂花
    • 桂花陳酒
    • 桂魚
    • 肉桂色
    • 桂枝茯苓丸
    • 丹桂

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    • 栓
    • 桃
    • 梅
    • 柏
    • 桧
    • 街

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