Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

2053 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: mandarin orange

Kunyomi: たちばな

Onyomi: キツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

シュウキツ trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata), hardy orange

カンキツ citrus, citrus fruit

Kunyomi Examples

たちばな tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

神道 たちばなしんとう Tachibana Shinto (Edo-period sect of Suika Shinto popularized by Mitsuyoshi Tachibana)

はなたちばな blooming tachibana, tachibana flower

右近の うこんのたちばな tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)