言の葉 ことのは Also written ことのえ Meanings Noun word waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka) See also: 和歌 (わか). Kanji 言 say. Read as こと. 葉 leaf. Read as は. Words containing 言の葉 大和言の葉 (やまとことのは) word of Japanese origin Word lists Poetic Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists