noun

  1. new leaves, young leaves, fresh verdure.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
若葉 わかば
嫩葉 わかば
どん
よう
嫩葉 どんよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

young, if, perhaps
わか.い ジャク ニャ (6th, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
right
みぎ ウ ユウ (1st, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
leaf, plane, lobe
は ヨウ よ (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ うすいきふだ まど
generation, world, society
セ よ セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)