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桐 = 木 + 同
桐 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “paulownia”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 同 (same). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 216.
- Keyword
- paulownia
- RTK frame
- 216
- Strokes
- 10
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- トウ, ドウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- きり
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- павловния
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 桐 name applied various trees
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 桐 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “same”. 桐 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 桐 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.