Kanji meanings › Willow
Kanji for Willow
The kanji for “willow” is 柳, read ryuu and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
柳
willow
The willow, bending gracefully in the wind but never breaking.
9 strokes On reading リュウ (ryuu) Kun reading やなぎ (yanagi) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: willow
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ryuu
In Japan it appears in about 120 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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