Keyword
mandarin orange
Info
FrequencyTop 1700-1800
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2557
Readings
きつ
(9%)
Composed of
tree
halberd
upside-down box with animal parts inside
Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
citrus; citrus fruit
blooming tachibana; tachibana flower
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)
mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans)
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
kumquat (Fortunella spp.); cumquat
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)
Canadian dwarf cornel (Cornus canadensis); bunchberry dogwood; crackerberry
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
fifth lunar month
Tachibana Shinto (Edo-period sect of Suika Shinto popularized by Mitsuyoshi Tachibana)
Examples (2 in total)
Lemons are citrus fruits.
Yuzu is a citrus fruit.