三葉
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 葉 |
みつ Grade: 1 |
は > ば Grade: 3 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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三つ葉 |
Literally, “three leaves”, 三つ (mitsu, “three (objects)”) + 葉 (ha, “leaf”). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- a leaf of three parts
- mitsuba, Cryptotaenia japonica
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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三 | 葉 |
さん Grade: 1 |
よう Grade: 3 |
on'yomi |
Noun
[edit]- (botany) a three part leaf, especially a three part compound leaf
- Synonym of 南天 (nanten, “nandina, heavenly bamboo, sacred bamboo: Nandina domestica”)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 三 read as みつ
- Japanese terms spelled with 葉 read as は
- Japanese terms with rendaku
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
- Japanese compound terms
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- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
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- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with 三 read as さん
- Japanese terms spelled with 葉 read as よう
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
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