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Kanji for Mandarin orange
The kanji for “mandarin orange” is 橘, read kitsu and written in 16 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
橘
mandarin orange
The tachibana orange, a symbol of eternity.
A tachibana tree stands before the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
16 strokes On reading キツ (kitsu) Kun reading たちばな (tachibana) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: mandarin orange
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kitsu, tachibana
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