Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
paulownia
Kun:
きり
On:
トウドウ
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1668 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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On reading compounds

  • 桐蔭学園横浜大学 【トウインガクエンヨコハマダイガク】 Toin University of Yokohama
  • 桐蔭横浜大学 【トウインヨコハマダイガク】 Toin University of Yokohama
  • 梧桐 【アオギリ】 Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex), Chinese-bottletree, Japanese varnishtree, phoenix-tree

Kun reading compounds

  • 桐 【きり】 paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), empress tree, foxglove tree
  • 桐材 【きりざい】 paulownia wood
  • 五七桐 【ごしちのきり】 paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

Readings

Japanese names:
ひさ、 き
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tong2
Korean:
dong

Spanish

  • paulonia (planta)

Portuguese

French

  • paulownia
1569 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2249 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1974 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1103 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2110 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1173 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
637 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
847 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
208 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14770 Morohashi
937 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2655 New Nelson (John Haig)
204 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
216 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
4a6.30 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-6 SKIP code
4792.0 Four corner code
1-22-45 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
6850 Unicode hex code

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  • 壺 【コ】 hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
  • 壺中 【コチュウ】 inside a jar, coward, timid person
  • 投壺 【トウコ】 pitch-pot (stick-throwing game)
  • 唾壺 【ダコ】 spittoon

Kun reading compounds

  • 壺 【つぼ】 pot, jar, vase, dice cup, depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall), aim, what one wants, the mark, key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence, acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point, position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.), target (when aiming an arrow)
  • 壷洗い 【つぼあらい】 individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
  • 肥壺 【こえつぼ】 chamber pot, jerry
  • 前つぼ 【まえつぼ】 frontal sandal strap (between the toes)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hu2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

Portuguese

French

1099 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2183 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
2890 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5662 Morohashi
1043 New Nelson (John Haig)
3p9.2 The Kanji Dictionary
2-3-9 SKIP code
4010.6 Four corner code
1-52-68 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
58fa Unicode hex code