Japanese

Alternative forms

• 二葉

Noun

双葉 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 雙葉, hiragana ふたば, romaji futaba)

1. bud, cotyledon

Idioms

• 栴檀は双葉より芳しい

  せんだんはふたばよりかんばしい

  Sendan wa futaba yori kanbashii

  Genius shows from childhood

  Literally “the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout”