| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 桐 | きり | paulownia tree, Paulownia tomentosa |
| 桐油 | とうゆ | tung oil, (Chinese) wood oil |
| 梧桐 | あおぎり, アオギリ, ごとう | Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex), Chinese-bottletree, Japanese varnishtree, phoenix-tree |
| 青桐 | あおぎり, アオギリ, ごとう | Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex), Chinese-bottletree, Japanese varnishtree, phoenix-tree |
| 桐一葉 | きりひとは | falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall) |
| 総桐 | そうぎり | made entirely of paulownia wood |
| 桐材 | きりざい | paulownia wood |
| 桐花大綬章 | とうかだいじゅしょう | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers |
| 桐花大綬章 | きりはなだいじゅしょう | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers |
| 飯桐 | いいぎり | Idesia polycarpa, idesia |