叶 – grant, answer

5 strokesJinmeiyō (names)#2312 in newspaper frequencyN1 vocabulary

The kanji 叶 means grant, answer. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キョウ (kyou); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かな.える、かな.う (kanaeru, kanau). It is written with 5 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キョウ	kyou
Kun’yomi	かな.える	kanaeru
Kun’yomi	かな.う	kanau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: 口・十.

Words using 叶

叶うかなうto come true (of a dream, wish, etc.)叶えるかなえるto grant (request, wish)

Example sentences

もし病気の人が千羽の鶴を折ると、その人の願いが叶うの。

If a sick person folds one thousand paper cranes, her wish will come true.

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Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商味

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