双葉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
双	葉
ふた Grade: S	は > ば Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
雙葉 (kyūjitai) 二葉

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ta̠ba̠]

Noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (futaba) 

1. bud, cotyledon

Idiom

1. 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 a sprout”

Derived terms

• 双葉葵(ふたばあおい) (futabāoi)

Proper noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (Futaba) 

1. a female given name