紅葉もみじ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

紅葉する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

maple tree

Refers to the maple tree itself, especially the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum).

紅葉もみじが始はじまるthe autumn leaves begin to turn
北ほっ海かい道どうではもう紅葉もみじが始はじまっている。
In Hokkaido, the autumn leaves have already started to turn.
紅葉もみじが見頃みごろだthe autumn leaves are at their best
今こん週しゅう末まつは紅葉もみじが見み頃ごろだそうだ。
I heard the autumn leaves will be at their peak this weekend.
紅葉もみじが散ちるthe autumn leaves fall
強つよい風かぜで紅葉もみじが一いっ気きに散ちった。
A strong wind made the autumn leaves fall all at once.
〈場所ばしょ〉〉の木々きぎが紅葉もみじするthe trees in a place turn red/gold in autumn
山やまの木き々ぎがきれいに紅葉もみじしている。
The trees on the mountain have turned beautiful autumn colors.
紅葉もみじを見みに行いくto go see the autumn leaves
来らい週しゅう、家か族ぞくで紅葉もみじを見みに行いく予よ定ていです。
We're planning to go see the autumn leaves with my family next week.

紅こう葉ようN3sense 2
紅葉（こうよう）is the formal or literary reading used in weather reports and writing, while 紅葉（もみじ）is the everyday word for autumn leaves.
楓かえで sense 1
カエデ is the general botanical term covering all maple species, while 紅葉（もみじ）often points specifically to the Japanese maple or its red autumn leaves.

新しん緑りょく sense 2
新緑 describes the fresh green leaves of spring, the seasonal opposite of 紅葉, the red leaves of autumn.
青あお葉ば
青葉 is the vivid green foliage of spring and early summer, while 紅葉 is the red and yellow foliage of autumn.

本ほんN5
For long, thin objects (sticks, stems, wires, bottles); also 'pieces' like films, articles, and phone calls.
元もとN2
Counts planted trees and shrubs at the root — literary; everyday speech usually uses 本 or 株.

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紅葉もみじ衣ごろも
autumn leaves likened to a garment · layered garment in autumn-leaf colors
紅葉もみじ袋ぶくろ
rice-bran bag; scrubbing bag
紅葉もみじ襲がさね
layered garment colors resembling autumn leaves
モミジガイ
Astropecten scoparius (species of starfish)
紅葉もみじ酒ざけ
sake heated over a fire of fallen autumn leaves
紅葉もみじ鍋なべ
venison stew; deer meat hot pot

紅葉もみじUsage3%
Standard kanji spelling for the maple tree and autumn leaves senses.
もみじUsage70%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the autumn leaves sense.
モミジUsage25%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used in botanical contexts or for emphasis.
椛もみじUsage3%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; a kokuji character for maple.
黄葉もみじ
Rare kanji variant specifically for yellow autumn leaves; not used for the maple tree.

Derived from the continuative form もみぢ of the classical verb もみづ, “to turn red or take on autumn colors.” 紅葉 is the conventional spelling.