柳に雪折れなし やなぎにゆきおれなし Also written 柳に雪折れ無し Meanings Expression the soft may prove more durable than the hard (literally: willow trees don't break under the weight of snow) Kanji 柳 willow. Read as やなぎ. 雪 snow. Read as ゆき. 折 fold. Read as おれる. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists