桃: PeachKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it

Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)

• 夾竹桃きょうちくとうoleander; Nerium oleander var. indicum
• 寿星桃じゅせいとうPrunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)
• 扁桃へんとうsweet almond (Prunus dulcis)
• 扁桃体へんとうたいamygdala; amygdaloid nucleus
• 扁桃周囲膿瘍へんとうしゅういのうようperitonsillar abscess; quinsy
• 扁桃摘出術へんとうてきしゅつじゅつtonsillectomy
• 扁桃油へんとうゆalmond oil
• 扁桃炎へんとうえんtonsillitis
• 扁桃腺へんとうせんtonsils
• 扁桃腺炎へんとうせんえんtonsillitis
• 扁桃膿瘍へんとうのうようperitonsillar abscess; quinsy
• 月桃げっとうshell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
• 桃李とうりpeach and plum
• 桃李満門とうりまんもんgathering of excellent and capable people
• 桃李物言わざれども下自ずから蹊を成すとうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなすa man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
• 桃林とうりんpeach grove; peach garden
• 桃源とうげんearthly paradise; Shangri-la
• 桃源境とうげんきょうearthly paradise; Shangri-la
• 桃源郷とうげんきょうearthly paradise; Shangri-la
• 桃紅柳緑とうこうりゅうりょくbeautiful scenery of spring
• 桃花とうかpeach blossom
• 桜桃忌おうとうきanniversary that celebrates author Dazai Osamu's birthday, and incidentally, the day his body was found after he was involved in a double suicide
• 武陵桃源ぶりょうとうげんUtopia
• 水蜜桃すいみつとうwhite peach
• 濃桃のうとうdeep pink
• 白桃はくとうwhite peach

Words that use a kun'yomi

• 桃ももpeach (Prunus persica)
• 桃色ももいろpink (colour, color); colour of peach (flowers)
• 唐桃からももapricot (Prunus armeniaca)
• 山桃やまももwax myrtle (Myrica rubra); asian bog myrtle
• 枝垂れ桃しだれももweeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)
• 桃の節句もものせっくDoll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival
• 桃割れももわれhairstyle of Meiji and Taisho era, featuring a bun resembling a halved peach
• 桃園ももぞのpeach orchard
• 桃尻ももじりsomebody who is bad at horse-riding
• 桃山時代ももやまじだいMomoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600 CE)
• 桃栗三年柿八年ももくりさんねんかきはちねんit often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
• 桃缶ももかんcanned peaches
• 桃色遊戯ももいろゆうぎsex play
• 桃色鸚哥ももいろいんこgalah (Eolophus roseicapillus); rose-breasted cockatoo
• 苔桃こけももlingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea); cowberry

Other readings

• 胡桃くるみwalnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
• 信濃胡桃しなのぐるみcommon walnut (Juglans regia); Persian walnut
• 光桃つばいももnectarine
• 垂れ桃しだれももweeping peach (Prunus persica var. pendula)
• 安土桃山あづちももやまAzuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
• 安土桃山時代あづちももやまじだいAzuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600 CE)
• 山桜桃ゆすらうめNanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
• 桃李もの言わざれども下自ら蹊を成すとうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなすa man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
• 桃李物言わざれども下自ら蹊を成すとうりものいわざれどもしたおのずからみちをなすa man of virtue will naturally attract admirers; good wine speaks for itself
• 桃花染あらぞめlight crimson (dye)
• 桃花鳥ときJapanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); crested ibis
• 桜桃さくらんぼcherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
• 梅桃ゆすらうめNanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
• 椿桃つばいももnectarine
• 沢胡桃さわぐるみJapanese wing nut (Pterocarya rhoifolia)
• 油桃つばいももnectarine
• 胡桃割りくるみわりnutcracker; nutcrackers
• 胡桃油くるみあぶらwalnut oil
• 英桃ゆすらうめNanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry

Showing the 60 most common of 68 words. See them all in the graph.

Kanji that often appear with 桃

• 山
• 色
• 源
• 桜
• 油
• 言
• 下
• 自