KANJI
桑
mulberry
Kun'yomi
くわ
On'yomi
そうそ
Example sentences
祖父の家の庭には、樹齢百年を超える大きな桑の木がある。
In my grandfather's garden, there is a large mulberry tree that is over a hundred years old.
夏になると、桑の実が熟し、甘酸くておいしい。
When summer comes, mulberries ripen and are sweet and sour and delicious.
養蚕業では、蚕の餌として桑の葉が不可欠だ。
In the sericulture industry, mulberry leaves are indispensable as food for silkworms.
Practice exercises
1
桑門
monk (Buddhist term, literally 'mulberry gate')
Answer
そうもん
2
桑
Answer
mulberry
3
桑
Answer
くわそうそ
4
桑園
mulberry orchard
Answer
そうえん
5
桑梓
hometown; native place (literary)
Answer
そうし
6
桑柘
mulberry and osier; one's home/hometown (literary)
Answer
そうしゃ