よう
楊
じ
枝

noun

  1. toothpick.
  2. skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony).
  3. toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
よう
楊
じ
枝
 楊枝 ようじ
よう
楊
じ
子
 楊子 ようじ
よう
揚
じ
枝
 揚枝 ようじ

Contained Kanji 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)
bough, branch, twig
えだ　シ　え (5th, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
branch, support, sustain
シ　ささ.える　つか.える (5th, N3)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)