ほう
苞
よう
葉

noun

Botany term.
  1. bract.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
苞
よう
葉
 苞葉 ほうよう
ほう
包
よう
葉
 包葉 ほうよう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

husk, bract, straw wrapper
つと　ホウ　ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
wrap, pack up, cover
つつ.む　ホウ　くる.む (4th, N2)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
leaf, plane, lobe
は　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
table, flat pieces of wood, slip
ヨウ　うすいきふだ　まど
generation, world, society
セ　よ　セイ (3rd, N4)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
fishhook radical, (乙 variant)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)