キリ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of キリ – see the following entry.
【桐きり】J
[noun] [from 700s] the paulownia tree, Paulownia tomentosa
[noun] [date uncertain] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of paulownia flowers and leaves
[noun] [from 1781] (card games, hanafuda) The suit of paulownia in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of December in most of Japan (July in 虫花 (mushibana) decks, June in games from the Nagoya region, and November in Korea)
[noun] [from 1798] (colloquial) a koto (Japanese zither)
[noun] [from 1815] (colloquial) money, especially gold coins such as the 大判 (ōban) and the 小判 (koban)
[proper noun] a female given name
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, キリ (kiri), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)
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