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Kanji Detail for 柳 - "willow, graceful, flexible"

柳

  • Meaning

    柳 means "willow, graceful, flexible."

    1. Willow - A tree with drooping branches.

    2. Graceful - Elegant and flowing.

    3. Flexible - Able to bend without breaking.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    willow

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Liu

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    willow tree; pleasure; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A tree name. Three to four zhang tall. Thin, long, drooping branches. Bark can be stripped to weave implements like baskets. Dark purple flowers. When fruit ripens, fluff emerges like white cotton. See "楊" for comparison. | Star name. One of the twenty-eight lunar mansions.
  • Onyomitip

    ryu(りゅ) りゅ

  • Kunyomitip

    yanagi(やなぎ) やなぎ

  • Strokestip

    9 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords
    willow tree branch droop graceful elegant flowing flexible supple bend sway gentle soft green spring nature beautiful slender delicate resilient

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