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柳

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • willow

On'yomi (音読み)

  • リュウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • やなぎ
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1019
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
木#75 · tree

Components

Common Words

  • 川柳せんりゅうNounsenryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
  • 花柳かりゅうNounred-light district
  • 青柳あおやぎNoungreen willow (i.e. one that has budded)
  • 柳腰やなぎごしNounslim waist, slender figure, willowy figure
  • 柳眉りゅうびNounbeautiful eyebrows, lovely eyebrows
  • 柳条りゅうじょうNounwillow twig
  • 柳刃やなぎばNounkitchen knife for sashimi
  • 柳樽やなぎだるNounlacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

Practice in Kanjiru

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