双葉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
双 葉
ふた
Grade: S 		は > ば
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
雙葉 (kyūjitai)
二葉

Etymology

双 (futa, “set of two”) + 葉 (ha, “leaf”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ta̠ba̠]

Noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (futaba) 

  1. bud, cotyledon

Idiom

  1. 栴檀は双葉より芳しい
    せんだんはふたばよりかんばしい
    Sendan wa futaba yori kanbashii
    Genius shows from childhood
    Literally “the sandalwood tree is fragrant from a sprout”

Derived terms

Proper noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (Futaba) 

  1. a female given name
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