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柳

JLPT N1 · 9 strokes

The kanji 柳 — “willow tree”

柳 means willow tree and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 9 strokes and uses the tree radical (木).

Stroke order · 9 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): リュウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): やなぎ
Radical: 木 · tree
Strokes: 9

How to remember 柳

A tree (木) leaning over a riverbank — the willow. 柳 — in ghost stories, 幽霊 always stands beneath a 柳!

Example words with 柳

Kun'yomi readings

柳やなぎwillow tree

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