Word Meaning 桃李

とうり touri

桃李 is read as とうり (touri) and means peach and plum.

Meaning

English

  1. peach and plum
  2. person of one's recommendation

Reading

Kana

とうり

Romaji

touri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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桃李満門

とうりまんもん

gathering of excellent and capable people

もも

peach (Prunus persica)

桃色

ももいろ

pink (colour, color)

桃山学院大学

ももやまがくいんだいがく

Momoyama Gakuin University

桃山時代

ももやまじだい

Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)

桃太郎の誕生

ももたろうのたんじょう

The Birth of Momotaro (book by Yanagita Kunio)

桃栗三年柿八年

ももくりさんねんかきはちねん

it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit

柳行李

やなぎごうり

wicker trunk

胡桃

くるみ

walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)

張三李四

ちょうさんりし

the common run of men

安土桃山時代

あづちももやまじだい

Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)