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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、かわ、やなぎ
Romaji: you, kawa, yanagi
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: やな
Romaji: yana
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

willow

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  75
Frequency:  1815
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  yang
Chinese Reading:  yang2
Unicode:  694a
JIS:  4D4C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2321
New Nelson Index: 2784
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4a9.17
Four Corner Index: 4692.7
Japanese Names Index: 1898
Daikanwanjiten Index: 15112
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 6.0425
Remembering the kanji Index: 2473
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 699
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 933
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2539
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1286

Words

(やなぎ、ようりゅう、ヤナギ)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
黄楊 (つげ、ツゲ)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
楊枝 (ようじ)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
垂楊 (すいよう)
weeping willow
胡楊樹 (こようじゅ)
Hu poplar; Populus euphratica
箱柳 (はこやなぎ、はくよう、ハコヤナギ)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
爪楊枝 (つまようじ)
toothpick
川柳 (かわやなぎ、カワヤナギ)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); Salix gilgiana (species of willow); high-quality coarse tea
高楊子 (たかようじ)
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
犬黄楊 (いぬつげ、イヌツゲ)
Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
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