葉っぱ

Readings

Kana: はっぱ、ハッパ

Romaji: happa, happa

Definitions

noun

1

leaf

2

marijuana; cannabis

Note: slang; word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

Example Sentences

私(わたし)には葉(は)っぱとりんごしかありません。

➥I have only leaves and apples.

弟(おとうと)が返事(へんじ)をした。「わたしは『葉(は)っぱを恐(おそ)れていたら森(もり)には入(い)れない』ときいたことがある。」

➥The younger brother replied, "I have heard: 'He who is afraid of the leaves must not go into the forest.'"

例(たと)えば、カメレオンは皮膚(ひふ)の色(いろ)を変(か)え、回(まわ)りの木(き)や葉(は)っぱにとけ込(こ)むことが出来(でき)る。

➥For example, chameleons can change the color of their skin and blend with the trees and leaves around them.

いつも男(おとこ)の子(こ)は、彼女(かのじょ)のところで、彼女(かのじょ)の葉(は)っぱで、王冠(おうかん)を作(つく)って森(もり)の王様(おうさま)ごっこをしてあそんだ。

➥And every day the boy would come and he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns and play king of the forest.