黄葉

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
もみじ
Grade: 2 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

⟨mo(1)mi1ti⟩ → */mʷomʲiti/ → */mʷomʲidi//momid͡ʑi//momiʑi/

Shift from Old Japanese 黄葉 (momiti → momichi).

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of classical verb 黄葉づ (momidu), modern 黄葉ず (momizu, to yellow in autumn, said of leaves).

Probably cognate with classical verb 燃ゆ (/mo1yu/ → moyu), modern 燃える (moeru, to burn), from the coloring of autumn leaves appearing like a fire burning.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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黄葉(もみじ) or 黄葉(モミジ) (momijiもみぢ (momidi) or モミヂ (momidi)?

  1. the yellowing of leaves in autumn
  2. the yellowed autumn leaves themselves
  3. Alternative spelling of 紅葉 (momiji): the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum); a kind of kamon with a Japanese maple leaf design
Derived terms
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Verb

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黄葉(もみじ)する (momiji suruもみぢ (momidi)?suru (stem 黄葉(もみじ) (momiji shi), past 黄葉(もみじ)した (momiji shita))

  1. (of leaves) to yellow in autumn
Inflection
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Proper noun

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黄葉(もみじ) (Momiji

  1. a female given name

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 は > ば
Grade: 3
irregular
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Shift from Old Japanese 黄葉 (momichi-ba).

Can also be parsed as a compound of 黄葉(もみじ) (momiji, yellowing of leaves in autumn) + () (ha, leaf, leaves). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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黄葉(もみじば) (momiji-baもみぢば (momidiba)?

  1. yellowed autumn leaves
  2. Alternative spelling of 紅葉 (momiji-ba): the leaves of the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Usage notes
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For emphasis, the initial momiji is almost always written in kana alone, as もみじ葉 (​momiji-ba).

Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
よう
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

/kwau jepu//kwɔːjefu//kwɔːjeu//koːjoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 黃葉 (MC hwang yep).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)(よう) (kōyōくわうえふ (kwauefu)?

  1. the yellowing of leaves in autumn
  2. the yellowed autumn leaves themselves
Derived terms
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Verb

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(こう)(よう)する (kōyō suruくわうえふ (kwauefu)?suru (stem (こう)(よう) (kōyō shi), past (こう)(よう)した (kōyō shita))

  1. (of leaves) to yellow in autumn
Inflection
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Etymology 4

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
は > ば
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ki, yellow) + (ha, leaf). The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

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()() (Kiba

  1. a surname

Etymology 5

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Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
は > ば
Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ō, yellow, the goon reading) + (ha, leaf, the kun-yomi or native Japanese reading).

The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Proper noun

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(おう)() (Ōbaわうば (Wauba)?

  1. a surname

Etymology 6

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2

Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi
Alternative spelling
黃葉 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (, yellow, the kan'on reading) + (ha, leaf, the kun-yomi or native Japanese reading).

Proper noun

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(こう)() (Kōhaくわうは (Kwaufa)?

  1. a female given name

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN