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楊

楊: willow

willow
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Readings

On
ヨウ
Kun
やなぎ

Willow (today usually 柳). 楊 survives in 楊枝 and 爪楊枝 (toothpick) and is a common Chinese surname, Yang.

Key words

爪楊枝つまようじtoothpick
楊柳ようりゅうweeping willow
川楊かわやなぎriverside willow
楊やなぎwillow

Example sentences

I stuck a toothpick into the cake to check whether it was baked.

By the river, weeping willows swayed in the wind and cast a cool shade.

On the spring riverbank, the silvery catkins of the pussy willow were shining.

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