あおやぎ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of あおやぎ – see the following entry.

【青柳】

[noun] [from 700s] a budding willow

[noun] [from early 1700s] a particular kind of 襲 (kasane, “layered color coordination for kimono”), using a deep blue-green for both inner and outer layers; alternatively, blue-green for the outer layer and purple for the inner layer

[noun] [from 1970s] a shucked 馬鹿貝 (bakagai, “surf clam”)

[noun] [date uncertain] a variety of soybean with large, round, and large yellow seeds, grown mainly in Saitama Prefecture

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, あおやぎ, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)