葉 Kanji – leaf
The Japanese kanji 葉 can mean leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece.
Meaning and Readings
How is 葉 read?
葉 has the onyomi reading ヨウ and the kunyomi reading は.
In romaji, these readings can be written as you, ha.
Common Japanese Words Using 葉
These common Japanese words contain 葉. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 言葉（ことば） — language, dialect
- 言葉遣い（ことばづかい） — speech, expression, wording, language
- 根掘り葉掘り（ねほりはほり） — inquisitively, pryingly, nosily, thoroughly, persistently, through-and-through
- 若葉（わかば） — new leaves, young leaves, fresh verdure
- 書き言葉（かきことば） — written word, written language
- 松葉（まつば） — pine needle
- 木の葉（このは） — leaf (of a tree), tree leaves, foliage
- 葉（は） — leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
- 葉巻（はまき） — cigar
- 葉書（はがき） — postcard