Word Meaning 柳葉

やないば yanaiba

柳葉 is read as やないば (yanaiba) and means part of a Japanese stirrup.

Meaning

English

  1. part of a Japanese stirrup
  2. willow leaf
  3. willow-leaf arrowhead

Reading

Kana

やないば

Romaji

yanaiba

Writing Variants

  • 柳葉 やなぎば yanagiba
  • 柳葉 りゅうよう ryuuyou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 100556 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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柳葉魚

ししゃも

shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

大葉柳

おおばやなぎ

Salix urbaniana (species of willow)

樺太柳葉魚

からふとししゃも

capelin

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

柳行李

やなぎごうり

wicker trunk

柳科

やなぎか

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