Kanji: 葉

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	艸 (艹) Radical name: くさ（くさがしら）
Meaning:	Leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	言葉(ことば)	word, language
N5	葉書(はがき)	postcard
N4	葉(は)	leaf
N2	紅葉(こうよう)	colors of autumn/fall leaves
N2	言葉遣(ことばづか)い	speech, expression, wording
N2	紅葉(もみじ)	Japanese maple tree
N1	落(お)ち葉(ば)	fallen leaves, leaf litter, defoliation, shedding leaves