Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: えだ · Meanings: bough, branch, counter for branches, limb, twig
Kanji for bough, branch, counter for branches, limb, twig
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枝 is formed from the tree radical 木 on the left and the character 支 on the right. 木 represents a tree, while 支 means to support or branch out. Together, they show parts that extend out from a tree. From this structure, 枝 came to mean branch or limb of a tree.
枝 shows parts extending from a tree, meaning a branch.
Think of a tree (木) with parts spreading out and supporting growth (支). Those spreading parts coming out of the tree are 枝, the branches.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 枝 | えだ | branch, bough, limb, twig, sprig, spray | common JLPT-N4 Noun |
| 枝 | し | counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords) | Counter |
| 枝分かれ | えだわかれ | ramification | Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 枝毛 | えだげ | split end of hair | Noun |
| 枝葉末節 | しようまっせつ | unimportant details, inessentials | Noun |
| 枝豆 | えだまめ | edamame (green soybeans) | Noun |
| 栞 | しおり | bookmark | Noun |
| 支隊 | したい | detached force, detachment | Noun |
| しだれ柳 | しだれやなぎ | weeping willow (Salix babylonica) | Noun |
| 枝垂れ | しだれ | weeping form (e.g. tree) | Noun, Noun or verb acting prenominally |