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垂柳

垂柳

Chinese

 
to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach
 willow; Liu (a surname)
simp. and trad.
(垂柳) 		垂 柳

Noun

垂柳

  1. weeping willow

Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂 柳
すい
Grade: 6 		りゅう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 垂柳 ‎(dzywe ljuwX, literally “hang down + willow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

垂柳 ‎(hiragana すいりゅう, romaji suiryū, historical hiragana すいりう)

  1. weeping willow

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Pronunciation

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