柳

やなぎ· also ようりゅう、ヤナギ、りゅう

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica); Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Common word Also written 楊、楊柳

Meanings

Noun
willow (any tree of genus Salix)
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Example sentences

柳やなぎの下したの泥鰌どじょう。

A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
柳やなぎの枝えだに雪折ゆきおれなし。

Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
いつも柳やなぎの下したに泥鰌どじょうは居いらぬ。

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.