Word Meaning 柳に風

やなぎにかぜ yanagi ni kaze

柳に風 is read as やなぎにかぜ (yanagi ni kaze) and means handling things without making waves.

Meaning

English

handling things without making waves
taking in one's stride

Reading

Kana

やなぎにかぜ

Romaji

yanagi ni kaze

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 109708 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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風に柳

かぜにやなぎ

without making waves

誹風柳多留

はいふうやなぎだる

The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu)

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

柳江人

りゅうこうじん

Liujiang man

柳橋新誌

りゅうきょうしんし

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

柳多留

やなぎだる

The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr)

柳暗花明

りゅうあんかめい

beautiful scenery of spring

柳条

りゅうじょう

willow twig

柳葉

やないば

part of a Japanese stirrup

柳行李

やなぎごうり

wicker trunk

柳科

やなぎか

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