一葉
Chinese
one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
leaf; page | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (一葉) | 一 | 葉 | |
| simp. (一叶) | 一 | 叶 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yīyè [Phonetic: yíyè]
- Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yiyè
- Wade–Giles: i1-yeh4
- Yale: yī-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iyeh
- Palladius: ие (ije)
- Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jat1 jip6
- Yale: yāt yihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: jat7 jip9
- Guangdong Romanization: yed1 yib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
一葉
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 葉 |
| いち Grade: 1 |
よう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) いちよー [ìchíyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) いちよー [ìchíꜜyòò] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [it͡ɕijo̞ː]
Noun
一葉 • (ichiyō)
- a (single) leaf
- 最後の一葉
- Saigo no Ichiyō
- The Last Leaf
- 最後の一葉
- (figuratively) a (single) small boat
- a (single) sheet (something thin: page, etc.)
- a cultivar of Prunus serrulata
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 葉 |
| ひと Grade: 1 |
は Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [çito̞ha̠]
Noun
一葉 • (hitoha)
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 一 | 葉 |
| ひと(つ) Grade: 1 |
は > ば Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Noun
一葉 or 一葉 • (hitotsuba)
- Japanese felt fern, Pyrrosia lingua, a species of epiphytic fern
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).