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

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 when a sprout”

Etymology 2

Proper noun

双(ふた)葉(ば) • (Futaba) 

1. a female given name