双葉
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 双 | 葉 |
| ふた Grade: S | は > ば Grade: 3 |
| kun’yomi | |
Alternative forms
- 二葉
Etymology
双 (futa, “set of two”) + 葉 (ha, “leaf”)
Noun
双葉 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 雙葉, hiragana ふたば, rōmaji futaba)
- bud, cotyledon
Idioms
- 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”