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 and the number twelve in most of Japan (July and seven in 虫花 (mushibana) decks, June and six in games from the Nagoya region, and November and eleven 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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