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Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
liǔ
    liu3
liu
 ryuu / ryu
    りゅう

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Willow
willow
{astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Riyou
A willow.


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yáng
    yang2
yang
 zuon
    ズオン

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Yeoh
poplar
(1) willow (any tree of genus Salix); (2) weeping willow (Salix babylonica); (surname) Duong
Willow; aspen, poplar, arbutus; syphilis.

觀世音


观世音

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guān shì yīn
    guan1 shi4 yin1
kuan shih yin
 Kanzeon
    かんぜおん

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Guan Shi Yin: Protector Of Life
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Regarder of the world's sounds, or cries, the so-called Goddess of Mercy; also known as 觀音; 觀世音善薩; 觀自在 (觀世自在); 觀尹; 光世音 (the last being the older form). Avalokiteśvara, v. 阿 8. Originally represented as a male, the images are now generally those of a female figure. The meaning of the term is in doubt; it is intp. as above, but the term 觀自在 (觀世自在) accords with the idea of Sovereign Regarder and is not associated with sounds or cries. Guanyin is one of the triad of Amida, is represented on his left, and is also represented as crowned with Amida; but there are as many as thirty-three different forms of Guanyin, sometimes with a bird, a vase, a willow wand, a pearl, a 'thousand' eyes and hands, etc., and, when as bestower of children, carrying a child. The island of Putuo (Potala) is the chief centre of Guanyin worship, where she is the protector of all in distress, especially of those who go to sea. There are many sūtras, etc., devoted to the cult, but its provenance and the date of its introduction to China are still in doubt. Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sūtra is devoted to Guanyin, and is the principal scripture of the cult; its date is uncertain. Guanyin is sometimes confounded with Amitābha and Maitreya. She is said to be the daughter of king Śubhavyūha 妙莊王, who had her killed by 'stifling because the sword of the executioner broke without hurting her. Her spirit went to hell; but hell changed into paradise. Yama sent her back to life to save his hell, when she was miraculously transported on a Lotus flower to the island of Poo-too'. Eitel.

ウィロー

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 iroo
    ウィロー

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Wyllow
(place-name) willow

楊柳


杨柳

see styles
yáng liǔ
    yang2 liu3
yang liu
 yanagi
    やなぎ
willow tree; poplar and willow; name of traditional tune
willow (any tree of genus Salix); (1) willow (any tree of genus Salix); (2) weeping willow (Salix babylonica); riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); (surname) Yanagi

see styles

    qi3
ch`i
    chi
Chinese wolfberry shrub (Lycium chinense); willow

兜羅


兜罗

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dōu luó
    dou1 luo2
tou lo
 tora
妬羅 (or 堵羅 or 蠧羅) tūla, floss, e. g. willow-floss, wild silk; cotton, also called兜羅綿 (or 兜羅M016820); also a tree producing such floss.

噛柴

see styles
 tamushiba
    たむしば
(kana only) willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

垂柳

see styles
chuí liǔ
    chui2 liu3
ch`ui liu
    chui liu
 tareyanagi
    たれやなぎ
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
(place-name, surname) Tareyanagi

垂楊

see styles
 suiyou / suiyo
    すいよう
(See 枝垂れ柳) weeping willow

小雀

see styles
 kogara; kogara
    こがら; コガラ
(kana only) willow tit (Parus montanus); (place-name, surname) Kosuzume

川楊

see styles
 kawayanagi
    かわやなぎ
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)

春柳

see styles
chūn liǔ
    chun1 liu3
ch`un liu
    chun liu
 haruyanagi
    はるやなぎ
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]
(surname) Haruyanagi

柳宿

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liǔ sù
    liu3 su4
liu su
 Ryūshuku
    ぬりこぼし
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(Skt. Aśleṣā)

柳杞

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liǔ qǐ
    liu3 qi3
liu ch`i
    liu chi
willow

柳条

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 ryuujou / ryujo
    りゅうじょう
willow twig; (given name) Ryūjō

柳枝

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liǔ zhī
    liu3 zhi1
liu chih
 ryuushi / ryushi
    りゅうし
(given name) Ryūshi
Willow branches put in clean water to keep away evil spirits.

柳條


柳条

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liǔ tiáo
    liu3 tiao2
liu t`iao
    liu tiao
willow; willow branches; wicker (material for basketwork)
See: 柳条

柳樹


柳树

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liǔ shù
    liu3 shu4
liu shu
willow

柳腰

see styles
 yanagigoshi; ryuuyou / yanagigoshi; ryuyo
    やなぎごし; りゅうよう
(1) slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; (2) (orig. meaning) waist of a willow tree

柳葉

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 yanaiba; yanagiba; ryuuyou / yanaiba; yanagiba; ryuyo
    やないば; やなぎば; りゅうよう
(1) (やないば, やなぎば only) willow-leaf arrowhead; (2) (やないば, やなぎば only) part of a Japanese stirrup; (3) (やなぎば, りゅうよう only) (original, literal meaning) willow leaf; (personal name) Ryūba

楊枝


杨枝

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yáng zhī
    yang2 zhi1
yang chih
 youji / yoji
    ようじ
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.); (place-name, surname) Yōji
Willow branches, or twigs, used as dantakāṣṭha, i.e. for cleansing the teeth by chewing or rubbing.

楊葉


杨叶

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yáng shě
    yang2 she3
yang she
 yōshō
Wi11ow leaves, e.g. yellow willow leaves given to a child as golden leaves to stop its crying, a parallel to the Buddha's opportune methods of teaching.

猫柳

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 nekoyanagi; nekoyanagi
    ねこやなぎ; ネコヤナギ
(kana only) rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)

糸柳

see styles
 itoyanagi
    いとやなぎ
weeping willow; (surname) Itoyanagi

絮雪

see styles
 josetsu
    じょせつ
(rare) willow flower

絹柳

see styles
 kinuyanagi; kinuyanagi
    きぬやなぎ; キヌヤナギ
(kana only) Salix kinuyanagi (species of willow)

蒲柳

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 horyuu / horyu
    ほりゅう
(1) purple willow; (2) infirmity; delicate constitution

諸子


诸子

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zhū zǐ
    zhu1 zi3
chu tzu
 moroko; moroko
    もろこ; モロコ
various sages; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
(1) (kana only) gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); (2) (See 本諸子) willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); (3) (See 九絵) longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus); (surname, female given name) Moroko
children

銀柳


银柳

see styles
yín liǔ
    yin2 liu3
yin liu
pussy willow

青柳

see styles
 aoyagi(p); aoyanagi
    あおやぎ(P); あおやなぎ
(1) green willow (i.e. one that has budded); (2) (あおやぎ only) (See バカ貝) meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis); (given name) Seiryū

餅花

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 mochibana
    もちばな
(See 餅・もち,繭玉) New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls; (given name) Heika

黃葉


黄叶

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huáng shě
    huang2 she3
huang she
Yellow willow leaves, resembling gold, given to children to stop their crying; the evanescent joys of the heavens offered by Buddha to curb evil.

モロコ

see styles
 moroko
    モロコ
(1) (kana only) gudgeon (any fish of genus Gnathopogon or related genera); (2) willow gudgeon (Gnathopogon caerulescens); (3) longtooth grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus bruneus)

匂辛夷

see styles
 tamushiba
    たむしば
(kana only) willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

十二雀

see styles
 juunikara / junikara
    じゅうにから
(See 小雀・こがら) willow tit (Parus montanus)

十八物

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shí bā wù
    shi2 ba1 wu4
shih pa wu
 jūhachi motsu
The eighteen things a monk should carry in the performance of his duties—willow twigs, soap, the three garments, a water-bottle, a begging-bowl, mat, staff, censer, filter, handkerchief, knife, fire-producer, pincers hammock, sutra, the vinaya, the Buddha's image, and bodhisattva image or images; cf. 梵綱經 37.

垂れ柳

see styles
 shidareyanagi
    しだれやなぎ
(kana only) weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

垂楊柳


垂杨柳

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chuí yáng liǔ
    chui2 yang2 liu3
ch`ui yang liu
    chui yang liu
weeping willow

大葉柳

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 oobayanagi; oobayanagi
    おおばやなぎ; オオバヤナギ
(kana only) Salix urbaniana (species of willow)

尼拘陀

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ní jū tuó
    ni2 ju1 tuo2
ni chü t`o
    ni chü to
 nikuda
nyag-rodha, the down-growing tree, Ficus Indica, or banyan; high and wide-spreading, leaves like persimmon-leaves, fruit called 多勒 to-lo used as a cough-medicine; also intp. 楊柳 the willow, probably from its drooping characteristic; the 榕樹 'bastard banyan', ficus pyrifolia, takes its place as ficus religiosa in China. Also written尼拘律; 尼拘尼陀; 尼拘盧陀 (or 尼拘類陀, 尼拘婁陀, or 尼拘屢陀) ; 尼瞿陀; 尼倶陀 (or 尼倶類); 諾瞿陀.

振袖柳

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 furisodeyanagi; furisodeyanagi
    ふりそでやなぎ; フリソデヤナギ
(kana only) Salix leucopithecia (species of willow)

春柳社

see styles
chūn liǔ shè
    chun1 liu3 she4
ch`un liu she
    chun liu she
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]

本諸子

see styles
 honmoroko; honmoroko
    ほんもろこ; ホンモロコ
(kana only) willow gudgeon (species of fish, Gnathopogon caerulescens)

枝垂柳

see styles
 shidareyanagi
    しだれやなぎ
(irregular okurigana usage) (kana only) weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

柳下駄

see styles
 yanagigeta
    やなぎげた
low geta made of willow

柳多留

see styles
 yanagidaru
    やなぎだる
(work) The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbreviation); Haifu Yanagidaru; (wk) The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbreviation); Haifu Yanagidaru

柳條邊


柳条边

see styles
liǔ tiáo biān
    liu3 tiao2 bian1
liu t`iao pien
    liu tiao pien
Willow palisade across Liaoning, 17th century barrier

柳雷鳥


柳雷鸟

see styles
liǔ léi niǎo
    liu3 lei2 niao3
liu lei niao
(bird species of China) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

歐柳鶯


欧柳莺

see styles
ōu liǔ yīng
    ou1 liu3 ying1
ou liu ying
(bird species of China) willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)

水金梅

see styles
 mizukinbai; mizukinbai
    みずきんばい; ミズキンバイ
(kana only) Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)

田虫葉

see styles
 tamushiba
    たむしば
(kana only) willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

虫喰い

see styles
 mushikui
    むしくい
(can be adjective with の) (1) worm-eaten; moth-eaten; (2) holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; (3) (kana only) leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff; willow wren

虫食い

see styles
 mushikui
    むしくい
(can be adjective with の) (1) worm-eaten; moth-eaten; (2) holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; (3) (kana only) leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff; willow wren

行李柳

see styles
 koriyanagi; koriyanagi
    こりやなぎ; コリヤナギ
(kana only) Salix koriyanagi (species of willow)

風に柳

see styles
 kazeniyanagi
    かぜにやなぎ
(exp,adv-to) (idiom) without making waves; softly; (like) a willow in the wind

タムシバ

see styles
 tamushiba
    タムシバ
(kana only) willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

ぬりこ星

see styles
 nurikoboshi
    ぬりこぼし
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

十三觀音

see styles
shí sān guān yīn
    shi2 san1 guan1 yin1
shih san kuan yin
(三十三尊觀音) The thirty-three forms in which Guanyin is represented: with willow, dragon, sutra, halo, as strolling, with white robe, as lotus-sleeping, with fishing-creel, as medicine-bestowing, with folded hands, holding a lotus, pouring water, etc. 三十三過 The thirty-three possible fallacies in the statement of a syllogism, nine in the proposition 宗 pratijñā, fourteen in the reason 因 hetu, and ten in the example 喩 udāharaṇa.

敗柳殘花


败柳残花

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bài liǔ cán huā
    bai4 liu3 can2 hua1
pai liu ts`an hua
    pai liu tsan hua
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

春柳劇場


春柳剧场

see styles
chūn liǔ jù chǎng
    chun1 liu3 ju4 chang3
ch`un liu chü ch`ang
    chun liu chü chang
Spring Willow Society, pioneering Chinese theatrical company set up in Tokyo in 1906, part of New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动[Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4], continued in China from 1912 as 新劇同志會|新剧同志会[Xin1 ju4 Tong2 zhi4 hui4]

枝垂れ柳

see styles
 shidareyanagi
    しだれやなぎ
(kana only) weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

柳暗花明

see styles
liǔ àn huā míng
    liu3 an4 hua1 ming2
liu an hua ming
 ryuuankamei / ryuankame
    りゅうあんかめい
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel
(1) (yoji) beautiful scenery of spring; (2) red-light district

柳煙花霧


柳烟花雾

see styles
liǔ yān huā wù
    liu3 yan1 hua1 wu4
liu yen hua wu
lit. willow scent and mist of blossom (idiom); scene full of the delights of spring

楊柳觀音


杨柳观音

see styles
yáng liǔ guān yīn
    yang2 liu3 guan1 yin1
yang liu kuan yin
 Yōryū Kannon
Guanyin with the willow-branch.

樺太雷鳥

see styles
 karafutoraichou; karafutoraichou / karafutoraicho; karafutoraicho
    からふとらいちょう; カラフトライチョウ
(kana only) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus); red grouse

殘花敗柳


残花败柳

see styles
cán huā bài liǔ
    can2 hua1 bai4 liu3
ts`an hua pai liu
    tsan hua pai liu
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman

花紅柳綠


花红柳绿

see styles
huā hóng liǔ lǜ
    hua1 hong2 liu3 lu:4
hua hung liu lü
red flowers and green willow; all the colors of spring

褐頭山雀


褐头山雀

see styles
hè tóu shān què
    he4 tou2 shan1 que4
ho t`ou shan ch`üeh
    ho tou shan chüeh
(bird species of China) willow tit (Poecile montanus)

隨風倒柳


随风倒柳

see styles
suí fēng dǎo liǔ
    sui2 feng1 dao3 liu3
sui feng tao liu
lit. a willow that bends with the wind; one with no fixed principles (idiom)

飯島虫喰

see styles
 iijimamushikui; iijimamushikui / ijimamushikui; ijimamushikui
    いいじまむしくい; イイジマムシクイ
(kana only) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler

カワヤナギ

see styles
 kawayanagi
    カワヤナギ
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)

キヌヤナギ

see styles
 kinuyanagi
    キヌヤナギ
(kana only) Salix kinuyanagi (species of willow)

コリヤナギ

see styles
 koriyanagi
    コリヤナギ
(kana only) Salix koriyanagi (species of willow)

ネコヤナギ

see styles
 nekoyanagi
    ネコヤナギ
(kana only) rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)

ホンモロコ

see styles
 honmoroko
    ホンモロコ
(kana only) willow gudgeon (species of fish, Gnathopogon caerulescens)

十五尊觀音


十五尊观音

see styles
shí wǔ zūn guān yīn
    shi2 wu3 zun1 guan1 yin1
shih wu tsun kuan yin
 Jūgoson Kannon
The fifteen kinds of Guanyin's images—normal face, with thousand hands, horse's head, eleven faces, as Cundā (Marīci), with the 如意 talismanic wheel, net, white robe, leaf robe, moon, willow, fruit, as Tārā, with azure neck, and as Gandharāja.

新劇同志會


新剧同志会

see styles
xīn jù tóng zhì huì
    xin1 ju4 tong2 zhi4 hui4
hsin chü t`ung chih hui
    hsin chü tung chih hui
New Play Comrade Society, Chinese theatrical company founded in 1912, a continuation of the Spring Willow Society 春柳社[Chun1 liu3 she4]

誹風柳多留

see styles
 haifuuyanagidaru / haifuyanagidaru
    はいふうやなぎだる
(work) The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu); Haifu Yanagidaru; (wk) The Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu); Haifu Yanagidaru

ウィローラン

see styles
 irooran
    ウィローラン
(place-name) Willow Run

オオバヤナギ

see styles
 oobayanagi
    オオバヤナギ
(kana only) Salix urbaniana (species of willow)

シダレヤナギ

see styles
 shidareyanagi
    シダレヤナギ
(kana only) weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

ミズキンバイ

see styles
 mizukinbai
    ミズキンバイ
(kana only) Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)

ケショウヤナギ

see styles
 keshouyanagi / keshoyanagi
    ケショウヤナギ
(kana only) chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia) (species of willow, also Salix arbutifolia)

Variations:
ぬりこ星
柳宿

see styles
 nurikoboshi
    ぬりこぼし
(See 柳・りゅう) Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

フリソデヤナギ

see styles
 furisodeyanagi
    フリソデヤナギ
(kana only) Salix leucopithecia (species of willow)

柳に雪折れなし

see styles
 yanaginiyukiorenashi
    やなぎにゆきおれなし
(expression) (obscure) the soft may prove more durable than the hard; willow trees never break under the weight of snow

柳に雪折れ無し

see styles
 yanaginiyukiorenashi
    やなぎにゆきおれなし
(expression) (obscure) the soft may prove more durable than the hard; willow trees never break under the weight of snow

Variations:
虫食い
虫喰い

see styles
 mushikui; mushikui
    むしくい; ムシクイ
(can be adjective with の) (1) worm-eaten; moth-eaten; (2) holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; (3) (kana only) leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff; willow wren

イイジマムシクイ

see styles
 iijimamushikui / ijimamushikui
    イイジマムシクイ
(kana only) Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler

ウィローグリーン

see styles
 irooguriin / iroogurin
    ウィローグリーン
willow green

Variations:
川柳
川楊
楊柳

see styles
 kawayanagi; kawayanagi
    かわやなぎ; カワヤナギ
(1) (See 猫柳) riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); (2) (川柳 only) (kana only) Salix gilgiana (species of willow); (3) (川柳 only) high-quality coarse tea

ウィロー・グリーン

see styles
 iroo guriin / iroo gurin
    ウィロー・グリーン
willow green

ウィローストリート

see styles
 iroosutoriito / iroosutorito
    ウィローストリート
(place-name) Willow Street

カラフトライチョウ

see styles
 karafutoraichou / karafutoraicho
    カラフトライチョウ
(kana only) willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

Variations:
柳(P)

楊柳

see styles
 yanagi(p); youryuu(楊柳); yanagi / yanagi(p); yoryu(楊柳); yanagi
    やなぎ(P); ようりゅう(楊柳); ヤナギ
(1) willow (any tree of genus Salix); (2) (やなぎ, ヤナギ only) (See 枝垂れ柳) weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Variations:
噛柴
匂辛夷
田虫葉

see styles
 tamushiba; tamushiba
    たむしば; タムシバ
(kana only) willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia); anise magnolia

Variations:
楊枝
楊子
揚枝(sK)

see styles
 youji / yoji
    ようじ
(1) (See 爪楊枝) toothpick; (2) (See 黒文字・3) skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); (3) (See 歯ブラシ) toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)

柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ

see styles
 yanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhaoranu / yanaginoshitanitsumodojohaoranu
    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ
(expression) (obscure) a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree

柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ

see styles
 yanaginoshitaniitsumodojouhaoranu / yanaginoshitanitsumodojohaoranu
    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ
(expression) (obscure) a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; there aren't always loach under the willow tree

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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