Word Meaning 朽ち葉

くちば kuchiba

朽ち葉 is read as くちば (kuchiba) and means decayed leaves.

Meaning

English

  1. decayed leaves
  2. russet
  3. tawny
  4. yellow-brown

Reading

Kana

くちば

Romaji

kuchiba

Writing Variants

  • 朽葉 くちば kuchiba

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 落ち葉,枯れ葉 Rank 136937 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

朽ち葉色

くちばいろ

russet

青朽葉

あおくちば

bluish russet

黄朽葉

きくちば

reddish-yellow (colour)

松葉

まつば

pine needle

川原松葉

かわらまつば

our lady's bedstraw (Galium verum)

下郎言葉

げろうことば

low-class language

松の葉

まつのは

pine needle

吉原言葉

よしわらことば

language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

田舎言葉

いなかことば

provincial dialect

沖言葉

おきことば

euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)

里言葉

さとことば

countryside dialect

脳下垂体前葉

のうかすいたいぜんよう

anterior pituitary