How to say 'Leaf' in Japanese | 葉っぱ

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The Japanese word for Leaf is 'Happa', written as 葉っぱ in Japanese.'Leaf' in hiragana is はっぱ.

word

葉っぱ

Meaning

Leaf

Reading

はっぱ

happa

Kanji

葉Leaf

Explanation

The Japanese noun '葉っぱ (はっぱ)' means 'leaf'. It is a casual and commonly used term to refer to the leaves of plants or trees. The word is often used in everyday conversation and has a friendly, approachable tone. For example: The leaves are falling「葉っぱが落ちている」(はっぱがおちている). I picked up a beautiful leaf「きれいな葉っぱを拾った」(きれいなはっぱをひろった). Note that '葉っぱ' is a more colloquial form of '葉 (は)', which also means 'leaf' but is slightly more formal.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

7189

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 葉っぱ

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

葉

Meaning

Leaf

Hiragana in the Word 葉っぱ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ぱ

Reading

hiragana

つ

Reading

Tsu

Words Related to 葉っぱ Through the Kanji 葉

These 10 Words contain the Kanji 葉 as well.

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Meaning

Word

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Meaning

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Meaning

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Meaning

Wording

word

落ち葉

Meaning

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word

木の葉

Meaning

Leaf

word

書き言葉

Meaning

Written language

word

紅葉

Meaning

Autumn leaves

word

葉書

Meaning

Postcard

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Meaning

Spoken language

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'Happa' means 'Leaf' .

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