葉(は)

は

noun

leaf, leaves

See also: 歯(は) (tooth, teeth)

1. leaf, leaves

The flat green parts of a plant.

葉(は)が落(お)ちる。

Leaves are falling.

木(き)の葉(は)が赤(あか)く色(いろ)づいてきた。

The tree leaves have started turning red.

春(はる)になると新(あたら)しい葉(は)がたくさん出(で)てくる。

When spring comes, lots of new leaves appear.

秋(あき)になると庭(にわ)の木(き)の葉(は)が全部(ぜんぶ)落(お)ちて、毎日(まいにち)掃除(そうじ)が大変(たいへん)だ。

In autumn, all the leaves on the trees in the garden fall, and cleaning up every day is hard work.

夏(なつ)の間(あいだ)は葉(は)が茂(しげ)っていて日陰(ひかげ)ができるので、この木(き)の下(した)で休(やす)むのが好(す)きだ。

In summer the leaves are lush and create shade, so I like to rest under this tree.

葉(は) means leaf or leaves, a basic nature vocabulary word.

READINGS:

は: standalone or in some compounds
ば: in certain compounds (落(お)ち葉(ば), 青葉(あおば))
よう: on'yomi reading (葉緑素(ようりょくそ))

SEASONAL TERMS:

新緑(しんりょく): fresh green leaves (spring)
青葉(あおば): green/verdant leaves (early summer)
紅葉(こうよう)/紅葉(もみじ): autumn leaves/foliage
落(お)ち葉(ば): fallen leaves
枯(か)れ葉(は): dead/withered leaves

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

葉書(はがき): postcard (originally written on leaves)
言葉(ことば): word, language
木(こ)の葉(は): tree leaves
葉(は)っぱ: leaf (casual/childish)

EXPRESSIONS:

葉(は)が茂(しげ)る: leaves are lush
葉(は)が散(ち)る: leaves fall/scatter

RELATED:

枝(えだ): branch
根(ね): root
幹(みき): trunk

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Added 2026.1.9 21:14 · Revised 2026.5.19 6:22

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