Meaning
桐 (きり, kiri) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “paulownia tree”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 11
桐壺参照。
See Kiritsubo.
母は桐壺更衣。
His mother was Kiritsubo no Koi (a court lady of lower status).
桐壺帝の中宮。
She is Emperor Kiritsubo's empress.
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.
桐壺帝第八皇子。
He is the eighth prince of Emperor Kiritsubo.
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.
東京都立荻窪高等学校卒業後、桐朋学園芸術短期大学演劇専攻卒業。
He graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Ogikubo High School and the Drama Course at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music.
暖かい地方と比べると年輪のより細かくなる、東北地方の桐材は高級とされる。
The paulownia in the Tohoku district ranks high because it has narrower spaces between the annual rings than from those from warmer districts.
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。
It has chiseled mark like straw matt on its head, there are fan shape frame above and under the Kiri-mon (paulownia patterns), hallmark of 'Ichiryo' on upper part of the center and of Mitsutsugu (Kao ［written seal mark］) on lower part, Kao (written seal mark) on the center of the tail, test hallmark of Kobanshi (a Koban master) on the right or left part of lower part, and test hallmark of Fukisyo (in where Koban were casted).