Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

1651 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree

Kunyomi: かつら

Onyomi: ケイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ケイ knight

ケイリン katsura forest, beautiful forest

ゲッケイ bay laurel (Laurus nobilis), bay tree, sweet bay, laurel tree, moon, moonlight, katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)

ニッケイ cinnamon, cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)

Kunyomi Examples

かつら katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Japanese Judas tree

かつらおとこ man in the moon

広葉 ひろはかつら Cercidiphyllum magnificum (species of katsura)