Word Meaning 楊枝

ようじ youji

楊枝 is read as ようじ (youji) and means skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony).

Meaning

English

  1. skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony)
  2. toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
  3. toothpick

Reading

Kana

ようじ

Romaji

youji

Writing Variants

  • 楊子 ようじ youji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 140900 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

爪楊枝

つまようじ

toothpick

武士は食わねど高楊枝

ぶしはくわねどたかようじ

the samurai glories in honourable poverty

高楊枝

たかようじ

leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

小楊枝

こようじ

toothpick

房楊枝

ふさようじ

toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end

糸楊枝

いとようじ

dental floss

歯磨き楊枝

はみがきようじ

toothbrush

やなぎ

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

楊心流

ようしんりゅう

Yoshin-ryu

長刀一枝

ちょうとういっし

one long sword

整枝

せいし

training (branches in horticulture)

大枝

おおえだ

large branch

Example Sentences

8

つまようじはありますか。

Do you have a toothpick?

しょくごにようじをつかう。

I use a toothpick after meals.

つまようじではのあいだにはさまったものをとった。

I removed what was stuck between my teeth with a toothpick.

てーぶるのうえにようじいれがあります。

There is a toothpick holder on the table.

つまようじをいっぽんもらえますか。

Could I get one toothpick?

このようじはたけでできている。

This toothpick is made of bamboo.

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.

Tom was chewing on a toothpick.