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
  • (Tokyo) こ​のは [kóꜜnòhà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞no̞ha̠]
  • (Tokyo) き​のは [kíꜜnòhà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [kʲino̞ha̠]

Noun

木(こ)の葉(は) or 木(き)の葉(は) • (ko no ha or ki no ha) 

  1. a leaf of a tree, especially one that falls in autumn
    • 1988 July 30 [1983 December 25], 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), 16th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 20:
      木(こ)の葉(は)が空(くう)中(ちゅう)にとまってる……。
      Ko no ha ga kūchū ni tomatte…….
      That leaf is freezing in mid-air….
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