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Kanji for Yuzu
The kanji for “yuzu” is 柚, read yu and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
yuzu
The yuzu citrus, fragrant and bright.
Taking a hot yuzu bath on the winter solstice is a cherished tradition believed to ward off winter illness.
9 strokes On reading ユ、ユウ、ジク (yu, yuu, jiku) Kun reading ゆず (yuzu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: citron
Readings used for names on Nazuke: yu, yuu, yuzu
In Japan it appears in about 466 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 柚: Yuyun 夕柚 · Rahayu 楽葉柚
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