柳 Home·Characters·柳 Character · Nature 柳 やなぎ yanagi willow Composition 123456789 木tree, wood卯rabbit sign Origin The tree 木 with 卯 as phonetic: the tree with supple boughs, the willow. Proverbs carrying this character 102 柳に雪折れなし Snow does not break the willow. 103 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない There is not always a loach under the willow. Related characters 亀turtle光light兎hare, rabbit叢thicket, clump咲to bloom土earth, soil天sky, heaven実fruit, reality山mountain岩rock, crag