双葉

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ふた
Grade: S
は > ば
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
雙葉 (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(futa, set of two) + (ha, leaf)

Noun

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(ふた)() (futaba

  1. bud, cotyledon

Idiom

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  1. 栴檀双葉より芳しい
    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

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Proper noun

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(ふた)() (Futaba

  1. a female given name