もみじ
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. autumn colours; fall colors; leaves changing color (colour)
2. leaves turning red; red leaves
when read as "こうよう"
3. leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves
when read as "こうよう"
Noun
4. (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
when read as "もみじ"
5. venison
when read as "もみじ"
6. layered colors in garments, resembling autumn colors
Pitch accent
みじ
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Used in vocabulary (13 in total)
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; grated daikon and carrot
steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf
maple; scarlet-tinged ivy
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus)
first maple leaves to turn red in the season
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
(for a woman) to blush
Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus (specific variety of raspberry)
venison stew
maple tree not yet turned red; kasane color combination (green at front and russet behind)
comparing beautiful autumn leaves to a garment
Examples (7 in total)
The woods were clothed in autumn leaves.
The leaves of the trees in the garden have turned completely red.
The leaves on the trees have begun to turn red.