もみじ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of もみじ – see the following entries.

【紅葉】 [noun] the turning (coloring) of leaves, especially in autumn [noun] the colored leaves themselves [noun] 栬, 椛, 栴: Short for 以呂波紅葉 (iroha momiji): the Japanese maple, Acer palmatum [noun] Short for 紅葉襲 (momiji-gasane): a style of layering garments with crimson on the front and blue (or dark red) on the back [noun] (colloquial) venison, deer meat [noun] a 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) with various designs of autumn leaves or the Japanese maple [noun] (card games) the suit of autumn leaves (or the Japanese maple) in a hanafuda deck, representing the month of October [verb] (of leaves) to turn (change color), especially during autumn [proper noun] a surname [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings 黄葉, 栬, 椛, 栴, モミジ

【黄葉】 [noun] the yellowing of leaves in autumn [noun] the yellowed autumn leaves themselves [noun] Alternative spelling of 紅葉 (momiji): the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum); a kind of kamon with a Japanese maple leaf design [verb] (of leaves) to yellow in autumn [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spelling モミジ

【椛あき】J [proper noun] a female given name Alternative spellings いろは, こころ 【椛かば】J [proper noun] a surname

(This term, もみじ (momiji), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as もみじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as もみじ.)

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