Word Meaning 柳腰

やなぎごし yanagigoshi

柳腰 is read as やなぎごし (yanagigoshi) and means waist of a willow tree.

Meaning

English

waist of a willow tree
slim waist
slender figure
willowy figure

Reading

Kana

やなぎごし

Romaji

yanagigoshi

Writing Variants

柳腰りゅうよう ryuuyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135584 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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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.)

柳に風

やなぎにかぜ

handling things without making waves

柳下駄

やなぎげた

low geta made of willow