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橘

mandarin orange
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingキツ
Kun readingたちばな
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. mandarin orangeRtK
  1. tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

橘月たちばなづき
fifth lunar month
橘鳥たちばなどり
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
金橘きんかん
kumquat
酸橘すだち
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
酢橘すだち
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
枸橘からたち
trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata)
醋橘すだち
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
柑橘類かんきつるい
citrus
甘橘類かんきつるい
citrus
右近の橘うこんのたちばな
tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 橘

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