柳やない葉ば

noun

willow-leaf arrowhead

Only with reading やないば / やなぎば

A type of arrowhead shaped like a willow leaf. Used in historical or archery contexts.

• この矢やじりは柳やなぎ葉ばと呼よばれる形かたちだ。

  This arrowhead is a shape called a willow-leaf arrowhead.

noun

part of a Japanese stirrup

Only with reading やないば / やなぎば

A component of a traditional Japanese stirrup (abumi). Specialized historical term.

• 鐙あぶみの柳やなぎ葉ばは、足あしを置おく部ぶ分ぶんの一いち部ぶだ。

  The willow-leaf part of the stirrup is a section where the foot rests.

noun

willow leaf

Only with reading やなぎば / りゅうよう

Literal meaning: a leaf of a willow tree. Original sense, now mostly used in poetic or descriptive contexts.

• 春はる風かぜに揺ゆれる柳やなぎ葉ばが美うつくしい。

  The willow leaves swaying in the spring breeze are beautiful.