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Kanji Detail for 楊 - "willow tree, poplar"

楊

  • Meaning

    楊 means "willow tree, poplar."

    1. Willow - A deciduous tree with drooping branches.

    2. Poplar - A tall, slender tree.

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    • Verified meaning: willow tree, poplar
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ズオン, ち, ぱく, やない)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 楊

    Given names 楊(やなぎ)Listen 楊(よう)Listen

    Surnames 楊(ズオン)Listen 楊(ち)Listen 楊(ぱく)Listen 楊(やない)Listen 楊(やん)Listen 楊(よ)Listen 楊(よん)Listen 楊(りゆ)Listen 楊(りゅう)Listen 楊(りよう)Listen

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  • 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, poplar, aspen; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yang

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    willow, poplar, aspen; surname

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

    A tree name. Similar to willow. Only willow branches hang down while poplar branches point up, this being the distinction. One variety called 水楊 is the same as 蒲柳 (pussy willow). Leaves and branches are short and stiff. Fruit also has white catkins like willow. What ancients called 楊 mostly referred to this. The colloquial combined term 楊柳 is incorrect. Also 白楊 (white poplar) has oval pointed leaves, solid and straight wood, usable for beams and ridgepoles. Matchsticks are all made from this.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    yanagi(やなぎ) やなぎ

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    willow tree poplar deciduous branches drooping flexible slender elegant leaves bark riverside shade timber green graceful

Sentences including 楊

  • A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.

  • Tom was chewing on a toothpick.

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