JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2
柳

Meaning

Kanji 柳

willow

willow

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
やなぎ
Onyomi 音読み
リュウ
Nanori 名乗り
なぎややいやぎやなやない

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1169
Strokes
9
Radical
木
Components
卩 • 木
Kanji Kentei
Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji
昴 • 珋 • 茆 • 泖 • 聊 • 卯 • 鉚

Related vocabulary

32 common entries

Showing 32 of 64 entries that include this kanji.

柳

やなぎ

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

柳刃包丁

やなぎばぼうちょう

kitchen knife for sashimi

ぬりこ星

ぬりこぼし

Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

ヤナギ科

ヤナギか

Salicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)

柳に雪折れなし

やなぎにゆきおれなし

the soft may prove more durable than the hard

柳に風

やなぎにかぜ

handling things without making waves

柳は緑、花は紅

やなぎはみどりはなはくれない

spring is beautiful

柳暗花明

りゅうあんかめい

beautiful scenery of spring

柳下駄

やなぎげた

low geta made of willow

柳橋新誌

りゅうきょうしんし

Ryūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

川辺に古い柳が立っている。

An old willow stands by the riverside.

風に揺れる柳がきれいだった。

The willow swaying in the wind was beautiful.

庭に柳を一本植えた。

I planted a willow in the garden.

池のそばには柳が多い。

There are many willows near the pond.

春になると柳の色が明るくなる。

When spring comes, the willow's color becomes brighter.