Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

JLPT level: N1

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Stroke count: 13

Meaning: willow

Kunyomi: やなぎ

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: tree

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ヤナギ willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

ヨウキュウ small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

スイヨウ weeping willow

箱柳 ハコヤナギ Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)

Kunyomi Examples

やなぎ willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

箱柳 はこやなぎ Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)

泥の木 どろのき Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)