# 柳 — willow

柳 means “willow”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu). Kun'yomi: やなぎ (yanagi). You'll see it in words such as 柳 (yanagi, “willow”).

- Meaning: willow
- On'yomi: リュウ (ryuu)
- Kun'yomi: やなぎ (yanagi)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Plants & farming 2

## How to remember 柳

Parts: 木 tree · 卯 rabbit sign

## Words with 柳

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 柳 | やなぎ (yanagi) | willow |

## More in the “Plants & farming 2” set

[麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [柳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/) · [茂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grow-thick/) · [繁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lush/) · [梅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plum/) · [桜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cherry-tree/) · [菊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chrysanthemum/) · [芳](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fragrant/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/willow/. Last updated 2026-11-01.