noun

  1. willow-leaf arrowhead.
  2. part of a Japanese stirrup.
  3. willow leaf. Original, literal meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
柳葉 やないば
柳葉 やなぎば
りゅう
よう
柳葉 りゅうよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

willow
やなぎ リュウ や (9th, N1)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
sign of the hare or rabbit, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, 5-7AM
う ボウ モウ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ わりふ (Kentei 1)
leaf, plane, lobe
は ヨウ よ (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ うすいきふだ まど
generation, world, society
セ よ セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)