Noun
willow (any tree of genus Salix)
柳の枝に雪折れなし。Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm. weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
see 枝垂れ柳
Also written 楊【やなぎ】、楊柳【やなぎ】
23 results for *楊*
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爪楊枝つまようじ
CommonNountoothpick
柘植つげ
NounJapanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
垂楊すいよう
Nounweeping willow
楊枝ようじ
Nountoothpick · skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony) · toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
箱柳はこやなぎ
NounJapanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
川柳かわやなぎ
Nounriverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla) · Salix gilgiana (species of willow) · high-quality coarse tea
楊弓ようきゅう
Nounsmall toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
犬黄楊いぬつげ
NounJapanese holly (Ilex crenata)
泥の木どろのき
NounJapanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
高楊枝たかようじ
Nounleisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
胡楊樹こようじゅ
NounHu poplar; Populus euphratica
楊子魚ようじうお
Nounpipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
楊弓場ようきゅうば
Nounarchery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)
楊梅瘡ようばいそう
Nounsyphilis
楊弓店ようきゅうてん
Nountoy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)
糸楊枝いとようじ
Noundental floss
房楊枝ふさようじ
Nountoothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end
楊心流ようしんりゅう
NounYoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period
小楊枝こようじ
Nountoothpick
朝熊黄楊あさまつげ
NounJapanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)
歯磨き楊枝はみがきようじ
Nountoothbrush
武士は食わねど高楊枝ぶしはくわねどたかようじ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!