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葉
JLPT N3 SL3 12 strokes Frequency: #414

Meanings

Leaf, Plane, Lobe, Needle, Blade, Spear, Counter For Flat Things, Fragment, Piece

Radicals

θ‰Ή

Decomposition

βΏ±θ‰ΉζžΌ

Etymology

Ideographic: A flat 枼 leafΒ θ‰Ή; 枼 also provides the pronunciation

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 12

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
2 vertical right-to-left
3 vertical right-to-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
6 vertical right-to-left
7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
8 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
9 horizontal bottom-to-top
10 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
11 diagonal bottom-to-top
12 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ヨウ you
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
は ha

Words Using This Kanji

461 words total
Other (20 words)
η·‘θ‘‰η”˜θ— γ‚Šγ‚‡γγ‚ˆγ†γ‹γ‚“γ‚‰γ‚“

kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

θ½θ‘‰ε–¬ζœ¨ γ‚‰γγ‚ˆγ†γγ‚‡γ†γΌγ

deciduous tall tree

θ½θ‘‰ι«˜ζœ¨ γ‚‰γγ‚ˆγ†γ“γ†γΌγ

deciduous tall tree

小葉団扇ζ₯“ γ“γ―γ†γ‘γ‚γ‹γˆγ§

Siebold maple

丸葉青だも γΎγ‚‹γ°γ‚γŠγ γ‚‚

Japanese flowering ash (Fraxinus sieboldiana)

一葉ζ₯“ γ²γ¨γ€γ°γ‹γˆγ§

lime-leaved maple (Acer distylum)

紅葉葉ζ₯“ γ‚‚γΏγ˜γ°γ΅γ†

sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

紅葉葉ζ₯“ γ‚‚γΏγ˜γ°γ΅γ†

sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

倧葉 おおば

beefsteak plant

γ‚‰ζŠœγθ¨€θ‘‰ らぬきことば

dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"

五葉 γ”γ‚ˆγ†

Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai)

五葉松 γ”γ‚ˆγ†γΎγ€

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)

θ¨€θ‘‰η‹©γ‚Š γ“γ¨γ°γŒγ‚Š

word-hunting

中台八葉陒 γ‘γ‚…γ†γ γ„γ―γ‘γ‚ˆγ†γ„γ‚“

center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)

θŒΆθ‘‰ けゃば

tea leaf

エコー葉書 γ‚¨γ‚³γƒΌγ―γŒγ

postcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards

郭言葉 くるわことば

sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period)

ι‡‘ζžηŽ‰θ‘‰ γγ‚“γ—γŽγ‚‡γγ‚ˆγ†

member of the Imperial family

秋葉系 あきばけい

Akihabara style

観葉怍物 γ‹γ‚“γ‚ˆγ†γ—γ‚‡γγΆγ€

ornamental (foliage) plant