Japanese

えだ
Meaning: branch; twig
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

枝

Example sentences

A tree branch broke in the strong wind.
鳥が木の枝で休んでいます。
Birds are resting on the branches of the tree.
強い風で庭の木の枝が折れた。
A branch of the tree in the garden snapped in the strong wind.
風が木の枝を静かに揺らしている。
The wind is quietly shaking the tree branches.
柳の枝が静かに川面に垂れている。
Willow branches are hanging over the river surface.
雪の重みで枝が折れた
The branch broke under the weight of the snow.
余分な枝を切り落とした。
I cut off the extra branches.
強風で桜の太い枝がへし折られた。
The strong wind snapped the thick branches of the cherry tree.
木の枝から真っ赤なリンゴが垂れ下がっている。
Red apples are hanging down from the tree branches.
枝に果実がたわわに実っている。
The branches are heavily laden with fruit.

Usage Notes

Refers to the parts of a tree that grow out from the trunk.

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