new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
Refers to the fresh, young leaves of spring or early growth, often with a poetic or seasonal nuance.
The trees in the garden have put out new leaves.
The young leaves are shining in the spring sunlight.
By May, the trees in the garden were thick with fresh new leaves.
新芽 refers to the buds or sprouts before they open, whereas 若葉 refers to the young leaves after they have already unfurled.
若葉 refers broadly to any young or new leaves, while 新緑 specifically evokes the vivid fresh-green scenery of spring or early summer.
若葉 refers to young, fresh leaves that appear after the seedling stage, whereas 双葉 is only the very first pair of leaves.
若葉 are fresh, young green leaves, the opposite of the withered, dry 枯れ葉.
counter for leaves, sheets of paper, etc. · counter for boats (archaic)
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news and common word.
Rare kanji form; also read どんよう. The reading どんよう is archaic and not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 若 (waka, 'young') and 葉 (ha, 'leaf'), with rendaku voicing of 葉 to ば.
When the season of fresh new leaves comes, the whole mountain is wrapped in bright green.