枝垂れ柳

垂れ柳、 枝垂柳

Readings

Kana: しだれやなぎ、シダレヤナギ

Romaji: shidareyanagi, shidareyanagi

Definition

noun

1

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

枝

Readings: シ、 えだ

Meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

垂

Readings: スイ、 た.れる、 た.らす、 た.れ、 -た.れ、 なんなんと.す

Meanings: droop, suspend, hang, slouch

柳

Readings: リュウ、 やなぎ

Meaning: willow