No. 4,377 in Japanese
叶
"叶" means "to grant," "to fulfill," or "to come true."
In a sentence
彼の夢はついに叶った。
His dream finally came true.
The word '叶' is used as part of the verb '叶う', meaning 'to come true' or 'be realized'.
私はいつか自分の願いを叶えたいです。
I want to fulfill my wish someday.
Here, '叶' is used in the causative form '叶える', meaning 'to fulfill' or 'make come true'.
すべてが叶うわけではないが、挑戦する価値はある。
Not everything comes true, but it's worth trying.
In this sentence, '叶う' is used to express the possibility or occurrence of wishes or desires being realized.
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