# 葉 — Leaf

Frequency rank 153 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 経 (Passage Of Time), less common than 説 (Theory).

- On’yomi: よう
- Kun’yomi: は
- Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

Grass tufts hold the ribcage open in the vacant lot, a world of flowers climbs the tree above, and in one week the tree throws its whole year off.

In words:

- 葉 は — leaf
- 葉書 はがき — postcard
- 言葉 ことば — word,language

[Study 葉](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E8%91%89)

[← Rank 152: 説 (Theory)](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/説.md) · [Rank 154: 経 (Passage Of Time) →](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/経.md)

[HTML](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency/葉/) · [Full ranking](https://kanjidrift.com/frequency.md)