How to say "foliage" in Japanese

• 木の葉このはCommon
  expression, nounTree leaves: use it when the foliage in question is on a tree rather than on grass or another plant. It fits scenes of leaves rustling in the wind or drifting down in autumn.
  秋あきには木の葉このはが落おちる。↗

  Leaves fall in the autumn.
• 枝葉えだはCommon
  nounLiterally 'branches and leaves': use it when foliage is thought of together with the branches that bear it, as in describing a tree's thick, full growth. It is not the word for leaves alone.
• 葉はJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe general word for a leaf of any plant, so it covers 'foliage' in the broadest sense, including grass blades, pine needles, and fronds. Use it when the kind of plant does not matter.
  こちらには大おおきなハスの葉はがあります。↗

  We have very big lotus leaves.

For 'foliage', 葉 is the general word for leaves of any plant; 「木の葉」 points to tree leaves specifically; and 枝葉 presents the leaves together with the branches that bear them.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 木の葉このはleaf (of a tree)
• 枝葉えだはbranches and leaves
• 葉はleaf
• 葉群はむらleaves