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JLPT N1 · 16 strokes

The kanji 橘 — “tachibana (mandarin tree)”

橘 means tachibana (mandarin tree) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 16 strokes and uses the tree radical (木).

Stroke order · 16 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): キツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): たちばな
Radical: 木 · tree
Strokes: 16

How to remember 橘

An evergreen citrus tree (木) — the tachibana. An ancient noble surname and given name; that tree at the 京都御所!

Example words with 橘

Kun'yomi readings

橘たちばなtachibana (tree/surname)

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