狐柳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐 柳
きつね
Hyōgai 		やなぎ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “fox willow”, 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + 柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲit͡sɨne̞ja̠na̠ɡʲi]

Noun

狐(きつね)柳(やなぎ) or 狐柳(キツネヤナギ) • (kitsuneyanagi) 

  1. Salix vulpina, a species of willow

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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