Hanja Analyzer
橘

橘 — gyul

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
귤 귤
Romanization
gyul
English
orange, tangerine
Mandarin
jú
Japanese on'yomi
キツ, キチ
Japanese kun'yomi
たちばな
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Newspaper frequency
#2,053 of 2,500
Strokes
16
Radical
木 (75, 12 residual)
Phonetic component
矞
Unicode
U+6A58

Parts that make up 橘

  • 木 나무 목, 나무에 서화를 새길 모 뿌리와 가지를 벌린 나무나무와 나무로 만든 것, 식물
  • 矞 송곳질할 율, 상서구름 율, 궤휼할 율, 귀신이름 율sound 송곳으로 뚫는 모양‘율·휼’ 계열의 소리

How 橘 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 橘 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 木, 矞.

Korean example words with 橘

  • 감귤柑橘 Korean gloss: 귤과 밀감을 통틀어 이르는 말
  • 귤차橘茶 Korean gloss: 말린 귤 껍질을 뜨거운 물에 우리거나 끓여서 마시는 차
  • 감귤즙柑橘汁 Korean gloss: 감귤을 짜서 만든 즙
  • 생감귤生柑橘 Korean gloss: 가공하지 아니한 감귤
  • 당귤唐橘 Korean gloss: 당귤나무의 열매.
  • 귤주橘酒 Korean gloss: 귤을 넣어 빚은 술.
  • 청귤靑橘 Korean gloss: 익지 아니한 푸른 귤.
  • 귤병橘餠 Korean gloss: 설탕이나 꿀에 졸인 귤.
  • 귤엽橘葉 Korean gloss: 귤나무의 잎. 약재로 쓴다.
  • 귤유橘柚 Korean gloss: 귤과 유자를 아울러 이르는 말.
  • 조생귤早生橘 Korean gloss: 다른 귤보다 빨리 성숙해 일찍 수확하는 귤
  • 광귤廣橘 Korean gloss: 황적색이며 매우 신, 광귤나무에 열리는 과실.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 橘

  • 橘たちばな tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
  • 柑橘類かんきつるい citrus; citrus fruit
  • 枸橘からたち trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata); hardy orange
  • 酸橘すだち sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
  • 橘鳥たちばなどり lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
  • 橘月たちばなづき fifth lunar month
  • 臭橘しゅうきつ trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
  • 橘飩きっとん mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
  • 柑橘かんきつ citrus; citrus fruit
  • 花橘はなたちばな blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
  • 月橘ゲッキツ orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata); orange jessamine
  • 橘神道たちばなしんとう Tachibana Shinto (Edo-period sect of Suika Shinto popularized by Mitsuyoshi Tachibana)

Characters sharing the phonetic 矞

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja with radical 木

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