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柳

willow
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingリュウ
Kun readingやなぎ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. willowRtK
  1. willow (any tree of genus Salix)
  2. weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

Radicals and components

Radical木treeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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tree (木) · wood (木) · blown eggs · sign of the hare · receipt · stamp

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1525

Compound words

川柳せんりゅう
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
花柳かりゅう
red-light district
青柳あおやぎ
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 柳

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step

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