葉

leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

は

Nanori (名乗り)

よわ

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:3

Strokes:12

JLPT:N3

Frequency:414

Vocabulary

ヨウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
紅葉	コウヨウ	leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
広葉樹	コウヨウジュ	broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
一葉	イチヨウ	one leaf; one page; one sheet; one card; one photo; one boat
中葉	チュウヨウ	about the middle (of an era); middle lobe (right lung); median lobe (prostate)
二葉	ニヨウ	two flat things

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
色葉	いろは	traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
言葉	ことば	language; dialect; word; phrase; expression; term; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language; words; remark; statement; comment; learning to speak; language acquisition
言葉	けとば	language; dialect; word; phrase; expression; term; speech; (manner of) speaking; (use of) language; words; remark; statement; comment; learning to speak; language acquisition
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

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

candy, cakes, fruit

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice

bud, sprout, spear, germ

splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous

pearl, gem, jewel

awe, respect, honor, revere

England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx

vegetable, side dish, greens

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44, record, publish