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桂 = 木 + 圭
桂 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “japanese judas-tree”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 圭 (squared jewel). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 210.
- Keyword
- japanese judas-tree
- RTK frame
- 210
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ケイ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かつら
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- японское дерево иуда
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 桂 cassia or cinnamon
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 桂 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “squared jewel”. 桂 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 桂 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.