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Kanji Detail for 葉 - "leaf, foliage"

葉

  • Meaning

    葉 means "leaf, foliage." Also associated with era.

    1. Leaf - The foliage of a plant.

    2. Foliage - Leaves collectively.

    3. Era - A period of time.

  • Words using 葉

    • 青葉 あおば Listen fresh leaves
    • 紅葉 こうよう Listen leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours
    • 合言葉 あいことば Listen password; watchword; motto
    • 双葉 ふたば Listen seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud
    • 若葉 わかば Listen new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
    • 落ち葉 おちば Listen fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
    • 言葉遣い ことばづかい Listen speech; expression; wording
    • 枯葉 かれは Listen dead leaf; dry leaves

  • Four-character idioms with 葉

    • 枝葉末節 しようまっせつ Listen unimportant details; inessentials
    • 金枝玉葉 きんしぎょくよう Listen member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
    • 飛花落葉 ひからくよう Listen scattering of the blossoms and falling of the leaves

  • Origin of 葉

    The grass crown 艹 over 枼 — 世, generation, on 木, the tree: the tree's generations. Leaves are the tree's children, issued and shed year on year.

    How to remember it: The tree's 木 generations 世 wearing green 艹 — leaves: born, brilliant, let go, again.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

  • Tattoo check: 葉

    • Verified meaning: leaf, foliage
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read しょう, つるば, はるか, みどり)
    • Also carries these associations: era

    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 葉

    Given names 葉(しょう)Listen 葉(はるか)Listen 葉(みどり)Listen 葉(よう)Listen

    Surnames 葉(つるば)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    leaf, petal; page of book; period

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Ye

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    leaf, page; surname

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

    A part of a plant. Grows attached to leaf stems and branches. Usually mostly green in color. Flat and sheet-like. Shapes vary greatly. The veins connect from the leaf stalk throughout the whole. Like blood vessels in animals. One stalk with one leaf is called a simple leaf. One stalk with several leaves is called a compound leaf. Also flower petals are called 葉. Such as 千葉蓮 (thousand-petaled lotus), 千葉水仙 (thousand-petaled narcissus) and the like. | Pages of books are called 葉. One page is called 一葉. Interchangeable with 頁. Also things in sheets are often called 葉. Such as 葉金 (gold leaf) and the like. | Generation. Such as 中葉 (middle period), 末葉 (late period). Therefore successive generations are called 奕葉. | Descendants. Such as the old term for royalty 金枝玉葉 (golden branches and jade leaves). Referring to those who branch out from the same origin. | A Spring and Autumn Chu place name. Now Ye County in Henan.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yoh(ヨウ) ヨウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha(は) は

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    leaf foliage era parting sheet autumn botanical deciduous evergreen flora frond greenery growth leaves petal tree plant

Sentences including 葉

  • He is sincere about what he says.

  • Her words gave me hope.

  • How many languages can you speak?

  • Her grammar is bad.

  • I have no words to thank you.

  • I repeated the word several times for her.

  • You speak my language.

  • I am at a loss for words.

  • Words failed him.

  • His words were as follows :

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