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 2026.3.22 12:29
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