See also: 黃葉

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Etymology 1 edit

 
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Kanji in this term
もみじ
Grade: 2 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

⟨mo(1)mi1ti⟩ → */mʷomʲiti/ → */mʷomʲidi//momid͡ʑi//momiʑi/

Shift from Old Japanese 黄葉 (momiti → momichi).

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of classical verb 黄葉づ (momidu), modern 黄葉ず (momizu, to yellow in autumn, said of leaves).

Probably cognate with classical verb 燃ゆ (/mo1yu/ → moyu), modern 燃える (moeru, to burn), from the coloring of autumn leaves appearing like a fire burning.

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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

黄葉(もみじ) or 黄葉(モミジ) (momijiもみぢ (momidi) or モミヂ (momidi)?

  1. the yellowing of leaves in autumn
  2. the yellowed autumn leaves themselves
  3. Alternative spelling of 紅葉 (momiji): the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum); a kind of kamon with a Japanese maple leaf design
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Verb edit

黄葉(もみじ)する (momiji suruもみぢ (momidi)?suru (stem 黄葉(もみじ) (momiji shi), past 黄葉(もみじ)した (momiji shita))

  1. (of leaves) to yellow in autumn
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Proper noun edit

黄葉(もみじ) (Momiji

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 は > ば
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Shift from Old Japanese 黄葉 (momichi-ba).

Can also be parsed as a compound of 黄葉(もみじ) (momiji, yellowing of leaves in autumn) + () (ha, leaf, leaves). The ha changes to ba as an instance of

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rendaku (連濁).

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黄葉(もみじば) (momiji-baもみぢば (momidiba)?

  1. yellowed autumn leaves
  2. Alternative spelling of 紅葉 (momiji-ba): the leaves of the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Usage notes edit

For emphasis, the initial momiji is almost always written in kana alone, as もみじ葉 (​momiji-ba).

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Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

/kwau jepu//kwɔːjefu//kwɔːjeu//koːjoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 黃葉 (MC hwang yep).

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(こう)(よう) (kōyōくわうえふ (kwauefu)?

  1. the yellowing of leaves in autumn
  2. the yellowed autumn leaves themselves
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(こう)(よう)する (kōyō suruくわうえふ (kwauefu)?suru (stem (こう)(よう) (kōyō shi), past (こう)(よう)した (kōyō shita))

  1. (of leaves) to yellow in autumn
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Etymology 4 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
は > ば
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ki, yellow) + (ha, leaf). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun edit

()() (Kiba

  1. a surname

Etymology 5 edit

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
は > ば
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ō, yellow, the goon reading) + (ha, leaf, the kun-yomi or native Japanese reading).

The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

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(おう)() (Ōbaわうば (wauba)?

  1. a surname

Etymology 6 edit

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (, yellow, the kan'on reading) + (ha, leaf, the kun-yomi or native Japanese reading).

Proper noun edit

(こう)() (Kōhaくわうは (kwaufa)?

  1. a female given name

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN