柳

楊、 楊柳

Readings

Kana: やなぎ、ようりゅう、ヤナギ

Romaji: yanagi, youryū, yanagi

Definitions

noun

1

willow (any tree of genus Salix)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

See also: 枝垂れ柳

Kanji

柳

Readings: リュウ、 やなぎ

Meaning: willow

楊

Readings: ヨウ、 かわ、 やなぎ

Meaning: willow

Example Sentences

柳(やなぎ)の下(した)の泥鰌(どじょう)。

➥A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.

何時(いつ)も柳(やなぎ)の下(した)に泥鰌(どじょう)は居(お)らぬ。

➥A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

柳(やなぎ)の枝(えだ)に雪折(ゆきお)れなし。

➥Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.

あいつにはまいったよ。どんなに厳(きび)しく怒(おこ)っても、柳(やなぎ)に風(かぜ)と受(う)け流(なが)すだけだよ。

➥I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.