らくよう

落葉
落ち葉
fallen leaves
leaf litter
defoliation
shedding leaves

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I

らくよう【洛陽】

1 〔中国河南省の都市〕 Luoyang; Loyang.

●その本は洛陽の紙価を高からしめた. The book sold immensely well. | The book had a tremendous sale.

2 〔京都の異称〕 the capital city of Kyoto.

II

らくよう【落葉】

【植】 〔落葉すること〕 leaf fall; defoliation; 〔落ちた葉〕 fallen [scattered] leaves.

～する defoliate; 〈木が主語〉 shed [cast] 《its》 leaves; 〈葉が主語〉 fall; be shed.

●落葉する[しない]木 a deciduous [an indeciduous] tree

・木々はすっかり落葉している. The leaves are all (gone) off the trees. | The trees are (quite) bare of leaves. | The trees have dropped all their leaves.

・常緑樹は冬でも落葉しない. Evergreen trees don't lose their leaves even in winter.

落葉期 defoliation.

落葉広葉樹 a deciduous broad-leaved tree.

●落葉広葉樹林 a deciduous broad-leaved forest.

落葉樹 a deciduous tree.

●落葉樹林 a deciduous forest.

落葉針葉樹 a deciduous needle-leaved tree.

●落葉針葉樹林 a deciduous coniferous forest.

落葉性の deciduous 《trees》.

III

らくよう【落陽】

the setting sun. [＝らくじつ]