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

Meaning

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

Example sentences

柳の枝に雪折れなし。

Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
柳の下の泥鰌。

A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
いつも柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.