楊

willow (any tree of genus Salix)

やなぎ／ヤナギ only

weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

toothpick

skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony)

toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)

small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period

Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period

pipefish (esp. the seaweed pipefish, Syngnathus schlegeli)

archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)

syphilis

toy bow archery range (sometimes front for a brothel)

toothpick

Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood

Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)

Proverb

the samurai glories in honourable poverty; keep a stiff upper lip!

leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick

riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)

川柳 only; Word usually written using kana alone

Salix gilgiana (species of willow)

川柳 only

high-quality coarse tea

dental floss

weeping willow

Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)

Hu poplar; Populus euphratica

Japanese holly (Ilex crenata)

Historical term

toothbrush made from a piece of willow frayed at one end

Rare term

toothpick

Obsolete term

toothbrush

Rare term

Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)