Word Meaning 若葉

わかば wakaba

若葉 is read as わかば (wakaba) and means new leaves.

Meaning

English

  1. new leaves
  2. young leaves
  3. fresh verdure

Reading

Kana

わかば

Romaji

wakaba

Writing Variants

  • 嫩葉 どんよう donyou
  • 嫩葉 わかば wakaba

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 枯れ葉・枯葉 Rank 15366 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

若者言葉

わかものことば

words used by young people

若葉マーク

わかばまーく

novice driver mark

大麦若葉

おおむぎわかば

green barley

若者

わかもの

young person

若人

わこうど

young person

若い

わかい

immature

若々しい

わかわかしい

youthful

若手

わかて

young person

若さ

わかさ

youth

若年

じゃくねん

youth

若し

もし

if

Example Sentences

4

The young leaves are lush.

Trees put forth young shoots all at once.

In May the trees have fresh leaves.

Shimamura, while he was in the inn's entrance, looked at the nearby mountain bathed in the strong smell of fresh leaves and went to climb the mountain as if drawn by this smell.