also: びょうやなぎ
noun
Chinese hypericum; Hypericum monogynum
A flowering shrub with bright yellow flowers, native to China and cultivated in Japan. The name is usually written in kana.
庭にビヨウヤナギが咲いている。
Chinese hypericum is blooming in the garden.
Irregular reading variant; it has irregular kana usage.
Irregular reading variant in hiragana.
The kanji 未央柳 literally means 'not-yet-center willow', possibly referring to the flower's resemblance to a willow and its blooming season. The reading びようやなぎ is a Japanese approximation of the Chinese name. The exact derivation is uncertain.