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葉 means 'leaf'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 202   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 18    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 61 words   Used in 439 words   Used in 1971 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ヨウ
Kun
   は leaves
Additional readings
Name    よ   わ
Components
⿱  艹 (艸) grass  枼 tree world  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 葉 is used 8 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 葉 is used 376 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ヨウ : 136 words FIND ALL
こ う よ う 0
1. autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour)
2. leaves turning red; red leaves  (this meaning is restricted to reading こうよう; this meaning is restricted to form 紅葉)
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は : 77 words FIND ALL
は 0
noun
leaf
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は (read as ば) : 161 words FIND ALL
こ と ば 3
noun
1. language; dialect  (see also: 言語)
2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark  (see also: 単語)
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は (read as ぱ) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
tea leaves
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An additional 63 less common words include 葉 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 428 (originally: 405)  Joy o' Kanji : 405  Key to Kanji: 1041 

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葉
ヨウ   leaf   は leaves   
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艹
grass   
枼
tree world
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
世
セ   セイ   よ the world   
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