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Kanji for Paulownia
The kanji for “paulownia” is 桐, read tou and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
paulownia
The paulownia tree, whose light wood is used for the finest boxes.
The government seal of Japan bears the paulownia crest.
10 strokes On reading トウ、ドウ (tou, dou) Kun reading きり (kiri) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: paulownia
Readings used for names on Nazuke: kiri, tou, hisa
In Japan it appears in about 90 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 桐: Caridad 桐舵道
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