Translation guide
The English word 'leaf' refers to the flat, typically green part of a plant, but also has extended meanings like a sheet of paper, a part of a table, or a thin layer. This guide helps learners express these concepts naturally in Japanese.
The tree's leaves fell.
The leaves of this plant are big.
A colloquial, slightly childish or friendly word for leaf. Commonly used in everyday speech.
The leaves flew away in the wind.
Specifically 'tree leaf', often used in literary or poetic contexts.
Tree leaves flutter down.
A single sheet of paper, especially in a book or notebook.
The standard word for a page in a book, magazine, etc. Borrowed from English.
Please turn to the next page.
Counter for flat objects like sheets of paper. Use with numbers.
Please give me one sheet of paper.
Used in compounds like 一枚の葉 (one leaf of paper), but this is literary and rare. Not for everyday use.
A very thin sheet of material, such as metal or gold.
An extendable section of a table.
While 葉 (は) can technically mean a sheet of paper in classical contexts, it is not used in modern Japanese for pages or sheets. Use ページ or 枚 instead.
He wrote a poem on a single leaf of paper.
Please wrap it in aluminum foil.
This table comes with two leaves.