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叶

叶 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. 多くのものをあわせる（「協」の異体字）
  2. （日本）かなう。
  3. （現代中国 別字衝突）「葉」の簡体字

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「口」+音符「十」。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

grant, answer

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • キョウ
Kun (native)
  • かな(える)
  • かな(う)
Nanori (used in names)
  • かの
  • かのう
Other languages
  • 拼音ye4
  • 拼音xie2
  • 한글hyeob
  • Hán-ViệtHiệp

Basics

Strokes
5 strokes
Radical
口(くち)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+53F6

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰口十

Words using this kanji

  • 叶うかなうかなうを参照。to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled, to be granted
  • 叶えるかなえる「かなえる」の漢字表記。to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer), to make come true (e.g. a dream), to realize
  • 叶わぬかなわぬimpossible (dream, wish, etc.), unfulfillable, unrequited (love), hopeless
  • 叶わぬ夢かなわぬゆめimpossible dream
  • 叶うことならかなうことならif possible, if it is in my power, if it was realistic
  • 叶わぬ時の神頼みかなわぬときのかみだのみturning to God only in one's trouble

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(8 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-2
Four Corner
6400.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3d2.1
Heisig
2291
Nelson
871