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Kanji for Leaf
The kanji for “leaf” is 葉, read you and written in 12 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
leaf
Leaves; growth and the fresh green of nature.
12 strokes On reading ヨウ (you) Kun reading は (ha) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ha, you
In Japan it appears in about 1,162 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 葉: Patrick 葉鳥久 · Tiffany 知葉新 · Stephanie 寿知葉新 · Christopher 久里寿音葉 · Ha 葉 · Pa 葉 · Fae 葉生 · Hal 葉瑠 · Hye 葉生 · Pam 葉夢 · Pat 葉音 · Paz 葉寿 and 104 more
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