楊

Meaning

楊 centers on the willow tree, a graceful tree known for its slender, drooping branches.

• 楊枝ようじ

  toothpick

• 爪楊枝つまようじ
  N1

  toothpick

• 垂楊すいよう

  weeping willow

• 小楊枝こようじ

  toothpick

• 房楊枝ふさようじ

  toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end

• 朝熊黄楊あさまつげ

  Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)

• 楊子魚ようじうお

  pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)

• 楊弓ようきゅう

  small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

• 楊弓場ようきゅうば

  archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

• 楊弓店ようきゅうてん

  toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)

• 楊心流ようしんりゅう

  Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period

• 楊梅瘡ようばいそう

  syphilis

• 武士は食わねど高楊枝ぶしはくわねどたかようじ

  the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!

• 歯磨き楊枝はみがきようじ

  toothbrush

• 犬黄楊いぬつげ

  Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)

• 糸楊枝いとようじ

  dental floss

• 胡楊樹こようじゅ

  Hu poplar; Populus euphratica

• 高楊枝たかようじ

  leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

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