yellow catalpa; Chinese catalpa
A deciduous tree native to China, cultivated in Japan for its wood and ornamental value. The name refers to Catalpa ovata.
A yellow catalpa tree is planted in the park.
The fruit of the yellow catalpa is long and slender, like a bean.
キササゲ is the everyday katakana name for the yellow catalpa tree, while 梓 is a classical kanji reading for the same tree used mainly in literary or historical contexts.
Usually written in katakana; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.
Obsolete kanji form containing out-dated kanji.
The Japanese name キササゲ is thought to derive from the shape of its fruit resembling a ささげ (cowpea) pod, with キ (木) meaning tree. The exact origin is uncertain.