MeaningwillowOn'yomiリュウKun'yomiやなぎCommon compounds (5)楊柳 ようりゅうweeping willow (Salix babylonica)青柳 あおやなぎgreen willow (i.e. one that has budded)宇柳具 ウルグアイUruguay花柳界 かりゅうかいred-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde柳刃包丁 やなぎばぼうちょうkitchen knife for sashimi