葉（は）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: leaf
Example sentences
- 秋になると葉が赤くなる。 — When autumn comes, the leaves turn red.
- 木の葉が風にゆれている。 — The tree's leaves are swaying in the wind.
Idioms & proverbs containing “葉”
- 言葉は身の文 (ことばはみのあや) — words betray one's character
- 志は松の葉に包め (こころざしはまつのはにつつめ) — for gifts, it's the thought that counts
- 栴檀は双葉より芳し (せんだんはふたばよりかんばし) — genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout
- 石が流れて木の葉が沈む (いしがながれてこのはがしずむ) — there are exceptions to every rule; rocks will flow and leaves will sink
- 木の葉を隠すなら森の中 (このはをかくすならもりのなか) — if you want to hide a leaf, the best place is a forest
- 一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る (いちようおちててんかのあきをしる) — a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
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