Word Meaning 桐壷

きりつぼ kiritsubo

桐壷 is read as きりつぼ (kiritsubo) and means court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace).

Meaning

English

court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)

Reading

Kana

きりつぼ

Romaji

kiritsubo

Writing Variants

桐壺きりつぼ kiritsubo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

桐

きり

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)

桐生短期大学

きりゅうたんきだいがく

Kiryū Junior College

桐生大学

きりゅうだいがく

Kiryu University

桐一葉

きりひとは

falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)

桐朋学園芸術短期大学

とうほうがくえんげいじゅつたんきだいがく

Tōhō Gakuen College of Drama and Music

桐朋学園大学院大学

とうほうがくえんだいがくいんだいがく

Toho Gakuen Graduate School

桐朋学園大学

とうほうがくえんだいがく

Toho Gakuen School of Music

骨壷

こつつぼ

funerary urn

五七桐

ごしちのきり

paulownia crest (three leaves with seven blossoms on the center lead and five blossoms on each side leaf)

総桐

そうぎり

made entirely of paulownia wood

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