| Kanji | 葉 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヨウ |
| Kunyomi | は |
| 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 | 艸 |
| 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. |
| RTK Index (new) | 243 |
Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq251-500, kanji_nature_plant.tree
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