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Japanese symbol for “leaves”

Romaji: hamura
leaves; foliage

In Japanese, leaves is , read (hamura).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n leaves; foliage

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

leaf, plane, lobe
on: ヨウ
kun: は
12 strokes · JLPT 2
flock, group, crowd
on: グン
kun: む.れる、む.れ、むら、むら.がる
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ことば kotobalanguage; dialect
こうよう kouyouleaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours
えはがき ehagakipicture postcard
はっぱ happaleaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
あおば aobafresh leaves
おちば ochibafallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
ばつぐん batsugunoutstanding; excellent; exceptional
むれ muregroup; crowd; flock

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.