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Meaning of 柳(やなぎ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 柳, 楊, 楊柳

Kana Reading やなぎ, ようりゅう

Romaji yanagi, yōryū

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

willow (any tree of genus Salix)

Example sentence

柳の枝に雪折れなし。 Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
Parts of speech

Meaning

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Example sentence

柳の下の泥鰌。 A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.

Examples of 柳, 楊, 楊柳, やなぎ, ようりゅう in a sentence

柳の枝に雪折れなし。

Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
柳の下の泥鰌。

A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
何時も柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

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Kanji in this word

楊 JLPT 1

13 strokes

willow

On'Yomi: ヨウ

Kun'Yomi: かわ, やなぎ

柳 JLPT 1

9 strokes

willow

On'Yomi: リュウ

Kun'Yomi: やなぎ

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