言の葉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言	葉
こと Grade: 2	は Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 言 (koto, “word”) and 葉 (ha, “leaf”), joined by the genitive particle の (no).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞to̞no̞ha̠]

Noun

言(こと)の葉(は) • (kotonoha) 

1. words
   • 1603–1604, Nippo Jisho, page 153:

     Cotonofa. コトノハ (言の葉) 言葉. Cotono fani noxerarenu. (言の葉に載せられぬ) 言葉では説明することができない.

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2. poetry

See also

• 言(こと)葉(ば) (kotoba)

References

• Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.