JLPT N3 · 12 strokes
Kanji 葉: "leaf, plane, lobe"
The kanji 葉 means "leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ヨウ in on'yomi and は in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
は
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 414 of 2,501 |
Common words with 葉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 言葉language; dialect · word; phrase; expression; term
- 葉leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond
- お言葉vos paroles, ce que vous avez dit · quelques mots (de bienvenue, de conseil)
- 言葉を失うto become speechless; to be at a loss for words
- 言葉を交わすto exchange words
- 言葉をかけるto speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
- 言葉遣いspeech; expression; wording; language
- 言葉に詰まるto be at a loss for words
- 言葉通りas stated; verbatim; literally
- 言葉を紡ぐto express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
- 言葉を切るto stop talking; to break off; to pause
- 言葉を返すto reply; to respond; to answer · to talk back; to retort
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