Word Meaning 柳暗花明

りゅうあんかめい ryuuankamei

柳暗花明 is read as りゅうあんかめい (ryuuankamei) and means beautiful scenery of spring.

Meaning

English

  1. beautiful scenery of spring
  2. red-light district

Reading

Kana

りゅうあんかめい

Romaji

ryuuankamei

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo Rank 89868 Priority O

Related Vocabulary

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柳緑花紅

りゅうりょくかこう

red blossoms and green willows

柳は緑花は紅

やなぎはみどりはなはくれない

spring is beautiful

柳巷花街

りゅうこうかがい

red-light district

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

花柳

はなやぎ

Hanayagi school of Japanese dancing

花紅柳緑

かこうりゅうりょく

red blossoms and green willows

明暗

めいあん

light and darkness

夜明け前が一番暗い

よあけまえがいちばんくらい

it's always darkest before the dawn

明暗両面

めいあんりょうめん

(both) the bright and dark sides

明暗を分ける

めいあんをわける

to decide the outcome (e.g. game)