The kanji 桑: meaning, readings and stroke order

桑

Meaning: mulberry
On reading: ソウ sou
Kun reading: くわ kuwa
Strokes: 10
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cây dâu tằm (tang)
Japanese: くわのき。かいこがたべるはっぱのき。
Korean: 뽕나무 (상)
Chinese: 桑树

Readings, words and example sentences

ソウ sou · on reading · less common

桑そう園えん
mulberry field
むかしは 桑そう園えんが広がっていました。
Long ago, mulberry fields spread far and wide.

くわ kuwa · kun reading

桑くわ
mulberry (tree)
蚕に 桑くわの葉をやります。
We feed mulberry leaves to the silkworms.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.