やなぎ
Yanagi
Other forms: 楊、楊柳
Also read: ようりゅう、ヤナギ
柳 (Yanagi) is a Japanese noun meaning “willow (any tree of genus Salix), weeping willow (Salix babylonica)”.
Meanings
- nounwillow (any tree of genus Salix)
- nounweeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Examples
柳の下の泥鰌。
A fox isn't caught twice in the same snare.
柳の枝に雪折れなし。
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
いつも柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。
A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).