Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.

Words Kanji Guides About

根っから葉っから (ねっからはっから) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

根ねっから葉はっから

Meanings

1

adverb

absolutely not; not at all

rare term

Rare emphatic negative adverb, always followed by a negative verb form. Related to 根っから (ねっから), which also means 'completely (not)'.

See also: 根っから

彼かれの言いい訳わけは根ねっから葉はっから信しんじられない。
I can't believe his excuse at all.
あの話はなしは根ねっから葉はっから嘘うそだ。
That story is an absolute lie.

Kanji

根root, radical, head (pimple)
葉leaf, plane, lobe

Similar words

根ねっから
Also means 'completely (not)' and is more common. 根っから葉っから is a rarer, more emphatic variant.

Etymology

Emphatic reduplication of 根っから (ねっから), itself from 根 (ね, 'root') + から ('from'), meaning 'from the root' → 'completely'. The addition of 葉っから (はっから, from 葉 'leaf') creates a rhyming intensifier.