Keyword
purple willow
Info
FrequencyTop 2900-3000
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2539
Readings
よう
(46%)
(3%)
(2%)
Composed of
tree
light of the sun
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
weeping willow
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period
pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)
Hu poplar; Populus euphratica
archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)
toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)
Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)