木の葉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	葉
き Grade: 1	は Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Kanji in this term
木	葉
こ Grade: 1	は Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

木 (ko, ki, “tree”) +‎ の (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ 葉 (ha, “leaf”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) このは [kóꜜnò wà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [ko̞ no̞ ha̠]

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) きのは [kíꜜnò wà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [kʲi no̞ ha̠]

Noun

木の葉 (hiragana このは, rōmaji ko no ha, alternative reading きのは, rōmaji ki no ha)

a leaf of a tree, especially one that falls in winter
- 1988 July 30 [Dec 25 1983], Fujiko F. Fujio, “ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War]”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), volume 1 (fiction), 16th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 20:
  
  木 (こ)の葉 (は)が空中にとまってる……。
  Ko no ha ga kūchū ni tomatte…….
  That leaf is freezing in mid-air…….

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