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Kanji for Mulberry
The kanji for “mulberry” is 桑, read sou and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
mulberry
The mulberry tree, whose leaves feed silkworms.
Mulberry leaves (Kuwa) were planted across mountain villages to feed domestic silkworms, fueling Japan's historic silk export trade.
10 strokes On reading ソウ (sou) Kun reading くわ (kuwa) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: mulberry
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kuwa, sou
Names written with 桑: Pasquale 蓮桑礼
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