楊

13 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1
JLPT exam level N1

willow

Kun'yomi
  • やなぎ
    		willow (any tree of genus Salix) ②weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
On'yomi
  • ヨウ
Nanori
  • やな

Main Radical

木(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ヨウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

willow
ヨウ　やなぎ　やな (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open, sun
ヨウ (Kentei 1)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
not, must not, do not
モチ　ブツ　ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)

Common Words

つま
爪
よう
楊
じ
枝
toothpick
よう
楊
じ
枝
toothpick ②skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony) ③toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
たか
高
よう
楊
じ
枝
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
すい
垂
よう
楊
weeping willow
こ
胡
よう
楊
じゅ
樹
Hu poplar
よう
楊
きゅう
弓
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
よう
楊
きゅう
弓
ば
場
archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)
よう
楊
ばい
梅
そう
瘡
syphilis
よう
楊
きゅう
弓
てん
店
toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)
いと
糸
よう
楊
じ
枝
dental floss
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References

Unicode hex code 694A
JIS X 0208 1-45-44
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2321
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2784
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1286
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 699
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 933
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2473
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2539
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1898
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 15112
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 2122
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4a9.17
Four corner code 4692.7