Word Meaning 柳は緑花は紅

やなぎはみどりはなはくれない yanagi ha midori ha nahakurenai

柳は緑花は紅 is read as やなぎはみどりはなはくれない (yanagi ha midori ha nahakurenai) and means spring is beautiful.

Meaning

English

  1. spring is beautiful
  2. things are different by nature
  3. all things have their characteristics
  4. natural state
  5. being unspoilt by human touch
  6. willows are green, flowers are crimson

Reading

Kana

やなぎはみどりはなはくれない

Romaji

yanagi ha midori ha nahakurenai

Writing Variants

  • 柳は緑、花は紅 やなぎはみどりはなはくれない yanagihamidorihanahakurenai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 45 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 126735 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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柳緑花紅

りゅうりょくかこう

red blossoms and green willows

花紅柳緑

かこうりゅうりょく

red blossoms and green willows

桃紅柳緑

とうこうりゅうりょく

beautiful scenery of spring

柳暗花明

りゅうあんかめい

beautiful scenery of spring

柳巷花街

りゅうこうかがい

red-light district

万緑一紅

ばんりょくいっこう

one red flower standing out in a sea of green vegetation

花柳界

かりゅうかい

red-light district

花柳

かりゅう

red-light district

花柳病

かりゅうびょう

sexually transmitted disease

紅花隠元

べにばないんげん

scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)

花柳

はなやぎ

Hanayagi school of Japanese dancing

紅花

べにばな

safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)