葉 — kanji meaning “leaf”
葉
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
- Meanings
- leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- は
- Name readings
- よ、わ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #414 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 140
- Chinese reading
- xié, yè, shè — Chinese character page
Words with 葉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours |
| 絵葉書 | えはがき ehagaki | picture postcard |
| 葉っぱ | はっぱ happa | leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle |
| 青葉 | あおば aoba | fresh leaves |
| 落ち葉 | おちば ochiba | fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves |
| 千葉 | ちば chiba | Chiba (city, prefecture) |
| 双葉 | ふたば futaba | seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud |
| 若葉 | わかば wakaba | new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure |
| 枯葉 | かれは kareha | dead leaf; dry leaves |
| 木の葉 | このは konoha | leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage |
| 合言葉 | あいことば aikotoba | password; watchword |
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