木の葉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
木	葉
き Grade: 1	は Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Kanji in this term
木	葉
こ Grade: 1	は Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

木 (ko, ki, “tree”) +‎ の (no, possessive/attributive particle) +‎ 葉 (ha, “leaf”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) このは [kóꜜnòhà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞no̞ha̠]

• (Tokyo) きのは [kíꜜnòhà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲino̞ha̠]

Noun

木(こ)の葉(は) or 木(き)の葉(は) • (ko no ha or ki no ha) 

1. a leaf of a tree, especially one that falls in autumn
   • 1988 July 30 [1983 December 25], Fujiko F. Fujio, “ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War]”, in ひとりぼっちの宇宙戦争 [The One-Man Cosmic War] (藤子不二雄少年SF短編集; 1), 16th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 20:

     木(こ)の葉(は)が空(くう)中(ちゅう)にとまってる……。

     Ko no ha ga kūchū ni tomatte…….

     That leaf is freezing in mid-air….