双葉

Japanese
Kanji in this term
双 葉
ふた
Grade: S		 は > ば
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
雙葉 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms
  • 二葉

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝta̠ba̠]

Etymology 1

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

Noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (futaba) 

  1. bud, cotyledon

Idiom
  • 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 when a sprout”

Proper noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (Futaba) 

  1. a female given name
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