Meaning
桐 (きり, kiri) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “paulownia tree”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 6
母は桐壺更衣。
His mother was Kiritsubo no Koi (a court lady of lower status).
本体は桐で作る。
The body is made from the empress tree.
冬、桐壺帝崩御。
In winter, Emperor Kiritsubo dies.
斎宮下向から程なく、桐壺帝が重態に陥り崩御した。
Soon after the high priestess had left, Emperor Kiritsubo fell into a critical condition, and died.
当初東宮（のちの朱雀帝）妃にと希望されていたが、左大臣の思惑で元服した源氏の北の方に納まる（「桐壺」）。
She was, at first, intended to be the wife of the Crown Prince (Later Emperor Suzaku), but in accordance with the Sadaijin's plans, she became the lawful wife of Genji after he completed his initiation ceremonies into adulthood ('Kiritsubo' (The Paulownia Court)).
表面には鏨（たがね）による茣蓙目が刻まれ、上下に桐紋を囲む扇枠、中央上部に「壹两」下部に「光次（花押）」の極印、裏面は中央に花押、下部の右ないし左端に小判師の験極印、さらに吹所の験極印が打印されている。
The obverse is engraved with a mat pattern made with a chisel, with fan-shaped frames enclosing paulownia crests at the top and bottom, assay marks of 'Ichiryo' at the upper center and 'Mitsutsugu (kao)' at the lower part, and on the reverse a kao in the center, a koban master's test mark at the right or left end of the lower part, and a mint test mark stamped on it.