Moto 葉: Leaf; Plane; LobeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- は
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 588 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 紅葉こうようautumn colours; fall colors
- 広葉樹こうようじゅbroadleaf tree
- 一葉いちようone leaf
- 中葉ちゅうようabout the middle (of an era)
- 二葉にようtwo flat things
- 前頭葉ぜんとうようfrontal lobe
- 枝葉しようbranches and leaves; foliage
- 照葉樹林しょうようじゅりんevergreen (glossy-leaved) forest
- 腐葉土ふようどhumus; leaf mold
- 落葉樹らくようじゅdeciduous tree
- 針葉樹しんようじゅconifer; needle-leaved tree
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 言葉ことばlanguage; dialect
- 葉はleaf; blade (of grass)
- 青葉あおばfresh leaves
- 合言葉あいことばpassword; watchword
- 双葉ふたばseed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons
- 若葉わかばnew leaves; young leaves
- 松葉まつばpine needle
- 落ち葉おちばfallen leaves; leaf litter
- 言葉遣いことばづかいspeech; expression
- 枯れ葉かれはdead leaf; dry leaves
- 千葉ちばChiba (city, prefecture)
- 書き言葉かきことばwritten word; written language
- 木の葉このはfoliage; leaves of trees
- 根掘り葉掘りねほりはほりinquisitively; pryingly
- 絵葉書えはがきpicture postcard
- 花言葉はなことばlanguage of flowers; floriography
- 葉っぱはっぱleaf; blade (of grass)
- 葉巻はまきcigar
- 葉書はがきpostcard
- 葉月はづきeighth month of the lunar calendar
- 葉桜はざくらcherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
- 話し言葉はなしことばspoken language; colloquial expression
- あそばせ言葉あそばせことばpolite language used by women
- お国言葉おくにことばnational language; local dialect
- お役所言葉おやくしょことばbureaucratic jargon; officialese
- お言葉おことば(your) words; what you say
- お言葉ですがおことばですがwith all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...
- こころざしは松の葉に包めこころざしはまつのはにつつめfor gifts, it's the thought that counts
- さ入れ言葉さいれことばsa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')
- てよだわ言葉てよだわことばteyo-dawa speech; mid-Meiji period schoolgirl slang in which sentence-end particles "teyo" and "dawa" were used prominently
- とねりこ葉の楓とねりこばのかえでbox elder (Acer negundo); boxelder maple
- はす葉氷はすはごおりpancake ice
- はやし言葉はやしことばmeaningless words added a song for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song
- ほめ言葉ほめことばwords of praise; eulogy
- み言葉みことばGod's word; word of God
- やまと言葉やまとことばword of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
- ら抜き言葉らぬきことば'ra'-removed word (i.e. lacking the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru')
- エコー葉書エコーはがきpostcards with the bottom third of the front side reserved for an advertisement, and sold at a lower cost than regular postcards
- オネエ言葉オネエことばsociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
- クッション言葉クッションことばword to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")
- コヘレトの言葉コヘレトのことばEcclesiastes (book of the Bible); words of Qohelet
- コロラド葉虫コロラドはむしColorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
- チャボ檜葉チャボひばChamaecyparis obtusa var. breviramea (ornamental variety of hinoki cypress)
Other readings
- 枯葉かれはdead leaf; dry leaves
- おねえ言葉オネエことばsociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
- お姉言葉オネエことばsociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
- お茶っ葉おちゃっぱtea leaves
- アメリカ大木葉木菟アメリカおおこのはずくscreech owl (Otus asio)
- サ入れ言葉さいれことばsa-added word (i.e. causative forms with an extra 'sa' like 'ikasaseru' for 'iku')
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