Word Meaning 桐壺

きりつぼ kiritsubo

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

Meaning

きりつぼ

kiritsubo

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きり

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa)

きりゅうたんきだいがく

Kiryū Junior College

きりゅうだいがく

Kiryu University

きりひとは

falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)

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

とうほうがくえんだいがくいんだいがく

Toho Gakuen Graduate School

とうほうがくえんだいがく

Toho Gakuen School of Music

つぼ

dice cup

ごしちのきり

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

そうぎり

made entirely of paulownia wood