When autumn comes, the leaves fall.
In autumn, the leaves of the trees turn red and yellow.
The leaves of this plant are very large.
In summer, the tree's leaves grow thick and lush.
They pick tea leaves.
In autumn, the leaves turn yellow.
葉 refers to the leaf, the part of a plant above ground that gathers light, while 根 is the root, the part below ground that anchors and feeds it.
For thin, flat things — sheets, plates, boards, and unstructured garments like shirts.
Poetic counter for light, fluttering things — petals, leaves, snowflakes (ひとひら).
language; dialect · word; term; expression · speech; manner of speaking; use of language · words; remark; statement; comment · learning to speak; language acquisition
fresh leaves; young green leaves
leaf; blade (of grass); needle · marijuana; weed; cannabis
postcard · memo; note; card
seed leaves; cotyledons; bud; sprout · early stages; very beginning
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
password; watchword · motto; slogan
cigar
pine needle
Standard kanji spelling.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 葉 is a phono-semantic compound with 艹 (plant) and 枼 (phonetic, also suggesting flatness), conventionally used for 'leaf'.
beefsteak plant; perilla · large leaf; megaphyll
fallen leaves; leaf litter · leaf fall; defoliation · deciduous
dead leaf; dry leaves
mitsuba; Japanese honewort; Japanese parsley · three-leaved; trefoil
branches and leaves; foliage · unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
hiba false arborvitae; Thujopsis dolabrata · small ornamental false cypress; dwarf hiba · hinoki leaf
yuba; tofu skin; dried beancurd
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree after blossoms have fallen
wording; choice of words; speech; expression
willow-leaf arrowhead · part of a Japanese stirrup · willow leaf
cast iron plant; Aspidistra elatior · baran; green plastic garnish
false daphne; yuzuriha
end leaves; top leaves; last leaves
fodder; feed
spider mite
hiding in the leaves
eighth month of the lunar calendar
word; language; poetic expression · waka; classic Japanese poem (esp. tanka)
end leaves; top leaves; last leaves · descendant
upper leaves
lower leaves