もみじ

Japanese

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of classical verb もみづ (momidu), modern もみず (momizu, “of leaves, to turn into autumn colors”).

Noun

もみじ (katakana モミジ, rōmaji momiji)

  1. 紅葉, 黄葉: colored autumn leaves
  2. 紅葉, 椛: Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)

Proper noun

もみじ (rōmaji Momiji)

  1. a female given name
  2. 紅葉: a female given name
  3. 紅葉: a surname​.
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