# 葉 — leaf

葉 means “leaf”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ヨウ (you). Kun'yomi: は (ha). You'll see it in words such as 葉 (ha, “leaf; blade”).

- Meaning: leaf
- On'yomi: ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi: は (ha)
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Plants & farming 1

## How to remember 葉

Grass (艹) and a whole world (世) on a tree (木): a leaf.

Parts: 艹 grass · 世 world · 木 tree

## Words with 葉

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 葉 | は (ha) | leaf; blade |
| 葉っぱ | はっぱ (happa) | leaf; blade |

## Don't confuse it with

[茶](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/tea/) · [菜](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/vegetable/) · [菓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweets/)

## More in the “Plants & farming 1” set

[果](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/fruit/) · [農](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/farming/) · [葉](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leaf/) · [種](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/seed/) · [竹](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bamboo/)

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