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Zach

川柳

Reading

Kana: かわやぎ
Romaji: kawayagi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

riverside willow

Note: archaism
See also: 川柳 (reading かわやなぎ, entry #1)

Kanji

Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: リュウ、 やなぎ
Meaning: willow

川柳

Reading

Kana: せんりゅう
Romaji: senryū
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

senryu; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-syllable poem

Kanji

Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: リュウ、 やなぎ
Meaning: willow

川柳

川楊、 楊柳

Readings

Kana: かわやなぎ、カワヤナギ
Romaji: kawayanagi, kawayanagi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)

See also: 猫柳
2

Salix gilgiana (species of willow)

Note: word usually written using kana alone
Note: Only 川柳
3

high-quality coarse tea

Note: Only 川柳

Kanji

Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: リュウ、 やなぎ
Meaning: willow
Readings: ヨウ、 かわ、 やなぎ
Meaning: willow