葉
leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment
12 strokes. Taught in grade 3. Newspaper frequency rank 414.
Readings
- は (kun reading): 言葉 (ことば) word; 葉 (は) leaf
- ヨウ (on reading): 葉 (よう) counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; 葉柄 (ようへい) leaf stalk
- Read as a whole word: 紅葉狩り (もみじがり) autumn-leaf viewing; 蔦紅葉 (つたもみじ) maple; 顔に紅葉を散らす (かおにもみじをちらす) (for a woman) to blush
Components
Words using 葉
- 言葉 (ことば) word
- 葉 (は) leaf
- 千葉 (ちば) Chiba (city, prefecture)
- 千葉県 (ちばけん) Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
- 木の葉 (このは) leaf (of a tree)
- 葉 (よう) counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.
- 葉柄 (ようへい) leaf stalk
- 紅葉 (こうよう) leaves turning red (in autumn)
- 観葉植物 (かんようしょくぶつ) ornamental (foliage) plant
- 葉身 (ようしん) lamina
- 紅葉狩り (もみじがり) autumn-leaf viewing
- 蔦紅葉 (つたもみじ) maple
- 顔に紅葉を散らす (かおにもみじをちらす) (for a woman) to blush
- 紅葉笠 (もみじがさ) Asteraceae flowering plant (Parasenecio delphiniifolius)
- 紅葉袋 (もみじぶくろ) rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)
- 迦葉仏 (かしょうぶつ) Kassapa Buddha
- 常葉学園浜松大学 (ときはがくえんはままつだいがく) Tokoha Gakuen Hamamatsu University
453 words in all.