Kanken 1
杞

Meaning

Kanji 杞

river willow

river willow

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
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Onyomi 音読み
キコ
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
#2493
Strokes
7
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
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Related vocabulary

4 common entries

Showing 4 of 4 entries that include this kanji.

杞憂

きゆう

needless fear

枸杞

くこ

Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense)

クコの実

クコのみ

Chinese wolfberry fruit (Lycium chinense)

枸杞子

くこし

extract of Chinese wolfberry fruit

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

川辺に杞が静かに立っていた。

The river willow stood quietly by the riverside.

春になると杞の枝がやわらかく揺れる。

When spring comes, the branches of the river willow sway gently.

杞の葉が水面に影を落としていた。

The leaves of the river willow cast shadows on the water's surface.

村の子どもたちは杞の下で遊んでいた。

The village children were playing under the river willow.

夕方の風で杞が大きくしなった。

In the evening wind, the river willow bent deeply.