A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N3 · 12 strokes

Leaf ; Plane ; Lobe ; Needle ; Blade ; Spear ; Counter For Flat Things ; Fragment ; Piece

Readings on: ヨウ
Kun readings: は

葉は — sheet

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 葉書はがき — postcard Word card → Source
• 言葉ことば — language; word(s); speech Word card → Source
• 葉巻はまき — cigar Source
• 落葉おちば — dead leaves Source
• 青葉あおば — green leaves Source
• 枯葉かれは — dried leaf; dead leaf Source