垂柳
Chinese
to hang (down); droop; dangle to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach |
willow | ||
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trad. (垂柳) | 垂 | 柳 | |
simp. #(垂柳) | 垂 | 柳 |
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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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”).
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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