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Kanji Detail for 叶 - "to be fulfilled, to come true"

叶

  • Meaning

    叶 means "to be fulfilled, to come true."

    1. To be fulfilled - To match; to harmonize.

    2. To come true - Dreams being realized.

  • Words using 叶

    • 叶う かなう Listen to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled
    • 叶える かなえる Listen to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream)

  • Tattoo check: 叶

    • Verified meaning: to be fulfilled, to come true
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いえ, かな, かない, かなう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 叶

    Given names 叶(かな)Listen 叶(かない)Listen 叶(かなう)Listen 叶(かなえ)Listen 叶(かのう)Listen 叶(かのえ)Listen 叶(きょう)Listen 叶(ゆめ)Listen

    Surnames 叶(いえ)Listen 叶(かの)Listen 叶(やす)Listen 叶(よう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    grant; answer

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to be in harmony

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    leaf, page; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Ancient form of 協. Ancient rhymes were lost. Song people, for ancient poems with irregular rhymes, changed the reading of characters, called 叶韻 (forced rhyme).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kana.eru(かな-える) かな-える

    kana.u(かな-う) かな-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    口 (kuchi・kuchihen)

  • Related Keywords

    to be fulfilled to come true fulfillment harmony grant satisfy realize accomplish achieve accord match consent harmonize

Sentences including 叶

  • His dream has finally come true.

  • Dreams came true.

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