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柳

柳 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「木」+音符「卯」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

willow

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • リュウJHS
Kun (native)
  • やなぎJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • なぎ
  • や
  • やい
  • やぎ
  • やな
  • やない
Other languages
  • 拼音liu3
  • 한글ryu
  • Hán-ViệtLiễu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
9 strokes
Radical
木(き)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+67F3

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰木卯

Words using this kanji

  • 柳やなぎwillow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
  • 柳刃包丁やなぎばぼうちょうkitchen knife for sashimi
  • 柳りゅうChinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  • 柳腰やなぎごしslim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree
  • 柳眉りゅうび柳の葉のような細いまゆ。美人のまゆ。蛾眉。beautiful eyebrows, lovely eyebrows
  • 柳条りゅうじょうwillow twig
  • 柳刃やなぎばkitchen knife for sashimi
  • 柳樽やなぎだるlacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
  • 柳葉やないばwillow-leaf arrowhead, part of a Japanese stirrup, willow leaf
  • 柳蓼やなぎたでwater pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
  • 柳蘭やなぎらんrosebay (Epilobium angustifolium), rosebay willowherb, great willowherb, fireweed
  • 柳川鍋やながわなべloach stew
  • 柳行李やなぎごうりwicker trunk
  • 柳葉魚ししゃもshishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
  • 柳に風やなぎにかぜhandling things without making waves, taking in one's stride
  • 柳下駄やなぎげたlow geta made of willow
  • 柳江人りゅうこうじんLiujiang man
  • 柳多留やなぎだるThe Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr), Haifu Yanagidaru
  • 柳暗花明りゅうあんかめいbeautiful scenery of spring, red-light district
  • 柳巷花街りゅうこうかがい色町のこと。花街柳巷とも。red-light district, pleasure quarter

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(64 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-5
Four Corner
4792.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4a5.17
Heisig
1525
Nelson
2233