葉

• 読み: は
• ローマ字: ha
• 漢字の分解: 葉 (you/ha) — leaf, foliage
• 発音: /ha/

意味

Leaf; blade of grass; needle; frond. The flat green part of a plant or tree.

A noun referring to leaves and foliage. Central to Japanese seasonal culture, as 紅葉 (kouyou, autumn foliage) is one of Japan's most celebrated natural events. Also used in compounds like 言葉 (kotoba, words/language) and 葉書 (hagaki, postcard).

例文

1. 秋に葉の色が変わります。
2. 風で葉が落ちています。
3. 緑の葉がとてもきれいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, seasons, plants

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 葉 combines the grass radical 艹 with 世 and 木, representing foliage growing on trees. The element suggests generations of leaves coming and going.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal