# 葉 leaf

(flowertop) + 世 (society) + 木 (tree)
★★★★☆
12 strokes

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

| Every year, the tree grows a new society of flowers and leaves.

## Kunyomi

は*っぱ | leaf ★★★★☆

## Jukugo

言葉(ことば) | any word ★★★★★ FP 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) = 言葉 (any word) ANY word - unlike the related term 単語（たんご）、　言葉 can refer to compound words, or onomonopoeia. Also 言葉 can mean "way of speaking." There are expressions like "watch what you say!" that use 言葉 this way: 言葉使い が丁寧 (her way of speaking is very polite!) or 言葉大切につかいましょう （let's be careful how we speak!)
言葉遣い(ことばづかい) | one's choice of words ★★☆☆☆ KANA 言 (say) + 葉 (leaf) + 遣 (apply) = 言葉遣い (one's choice of words)
葉書(はがき) | postcard ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 葉 (leaf) + 書 (write) = 葉書 (postcard)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
喋 | speak | MOUTH | 口
葉 | leaf | FLOWER | 花

You talk to me with your MOUTH, about a leaf of a pretty FLOWER.

## Used In

- 喋

## Synonyms

word 単語 言葉