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Leaves Leaf Turning Expression Speech Flower 葉 ヨウ

Kanji
Onyomi ヨウ
Kunyomi
Nanori よ, わ
English leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, no. of flat things
Examples 紅葉(もみじ): (1) autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour) (2) leaves turning red; red leaves (3) leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves (4) (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum) (5) venison
言葉(ことば): (1) language; dialect (2) word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (3) speech; (manner of) speaking
葉(は): leaf
落ち葉(おちば): (1) fallen leaves; leaf litter (2) deciduous
言葉遣い(ことばづかい): speech; expression; wording; language
葉書(はがき): (1) postcard (2) memo; note; card
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 414
Components 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)
世: generation; world; society; public
木: tree; wood
Number of Strokes 12
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 140
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading くさ・くさかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword leaf
Koohii Story 1 On top of the leaves a flower appears, promising new generations for the old tree below.
Koohii Story 2 The flower generation spent far too much time up trees trying to smoke leaves.

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq251-500, kanji_nature_plant.tree

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