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桑

mulberry
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingくわ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. mulberryRtK
  1. mulberry (tree)

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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crotch · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 754

Compound words

桑田そうでん
mulberry plantation
桑畑くわばたけ
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
桑原くわばら
mulberry field
桑園そうえん
mulberry plantation
桑海そうかい
this world's sudden changes
桑色くわいろ
light yellow
桑畠くわばたけ
mulberry field
桑苗そうびょう
mulberry seedling
桑門そうもん
monk
桑苺くわいちご
fruit of the mulberry
搏桑ふそう
divine tree or island east of China
榑桑ふそう
divine tree or island east of China
桑摘みくわつみ
picking mulberry leaves
桑原桑原くわばらくわばら
knock on wood
桑田滄海そうでんそうかい
the world is a scene of constant changes (as a mulberry field changing into a blue sea)
滄海桑田そうかいそうでん
the world is a scene of constant changes
桑田変じて滄海となるそうでんへんじてそうかいとなる
the world is a scene of constant changes
桑田変じて滄海と成るそうでんへんじてそうかいとなる
the world is a scene of constant changes

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 桑

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