葉
葉 — Leaf
leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomiは (ha)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 葉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言葉 | ことば kotoba | language; dialect; word |
| 葉 | は ha | leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle |
| 青葉 | あおば aoba | fresh leaves |
| 紅葉 | こうよう kouyou | leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours |
| 合言葉 | あいことば aikotoba | password; watchword; motto |
| 若葉 | わかば wakaba | new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure |
Study notes
葉 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #414 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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