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柳 : Willow

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willow

On 'yomi:
リュウ(ryuu)
Kun 'yomi:
やなぎ(yanagi)
Nanori:
なぎ(nagi)(ya) やい(yai) やぎ(yagi) やな(yana) やない(yanai)
Strokes:9
Radical: (75)
Usage Rating:1169
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:067f3
jis208:44-88
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柳 Usage examples

行李(やなぎごうり)wicker trunk
(ゆきやなぎ)Thunberg spirea, Spirea thunbergii
(ネコヤナギ)rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
(りゅうじょう)willow twig
葉魚(シシャモ)shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
刃包丁(やなぎばぼうちょう)kitchen knife for sashimi
(やなぎば)kitchen knife for sashimi
花紅(かこうりゅうりょく)red blossoms and green willows, beautiful scenery of spring, natural beauty, beauty of nature
桃紅(とうこうりゅうりょく)beautiful scenery of spring
暗花明(りゅうあんかめい)red-light district
巷花街(りゅうこうかがい)red-light district, pleasure quarter
緑花紅(りゅうりょくかこう)red blossoms and green willows, beautiful scenery of spring, natural beauty, beauty of nature
(やなぎか)Salicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)
(やなぎだる)box-shaped, lacquered liquor cask
樺太葉魚(からふとシシャモ)capelin, caplin (Mallotus villosus)
の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ(やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ)
の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ(やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ)
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare
に雪折れなし(やなぎにゆきおれなし)
に雪折れ無し(やなぎにゆきおれなし)
the soft may prove more durable than the hard, willow trees never break under the weight of snow